Feb 22 Watch 9:46 Will punitive measures against Russia deter a full-scale invasion of Ukraine? By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn For more on the impact of the new sanctions on Russia and the wider U.S. and European Union reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine we get two views. Stephen Hadley, a former national security adviser during the George W. Bush… Continue watching
Feb 22 World leaders take new economic action against Russia to avoid war in Ukraine By Raf Casert, Associated Press World leaders are getting over the shock of Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering his forces into separatist regions of Ukraine and are focusing on producing as forceful a reaction as possible. Continue reading
Feb 22 Wall Street skid continues as Ukraine crisis escalates By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks shifted between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as tensions escalated in Ukraine over Russia's decision to send forces into that nation's eastern regions. Continue reading
Feb 22 White House calls Russian moves on Ukraine an ‘invasion’ By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House is now calling Russian moves on Ukraine an invasion. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 6:16 Putin orders Russian troops into Ukraine’s separatist regions as the West levies sanctions By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized as independent two separatist regions of Ukraine Monday, and hours later ordered Russian troops to conduct what the Kremlin called a "peacekeeping operation" in those regions. After Putin's earlier moves, the United States, the United… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 9:24 Putin ‘raised the stakes’ on war in Ukraine. Will sanctions deter him? President Putin further escalated tensions with the West Monday with his decision to recognize territories in eastern Ukraine as an independent state. David Kramer, managing director of global policy at the George W. Bush Institute, and Angela Stent, a Georgetown… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 8:48 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Russia’s actions in Ukraine, COVID-19 mandates By Geoff Bennett, Tess Conciatori NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including how President Biden is confronting Russian aggression in Ukraine and how that may impact the political… Continue watching
Feb 20 U.S. claims Russia has ordered final preparations for invasion By Jim Heintz, Zeke Miller, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from Ukraine’s northern border, a move that U.S. leaders said put Russia another step closer to launching what they said was the planned invasion of… Continue reading
Feb 19 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar By Jim Heintz, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Pro-Russia separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization Saturday while Western leaders made increasingly dire warnings that a Russia invasion of its neighbor appeared imminent. Continue reading
Feb 19 Harris on Ukraine: World at ‘a decisive moment in history’ By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that the world has arrived at “a decisive moment in history” as the Biden administration warns a Russian invasion of Ukraine in the coming days is highly likely. Continue reading