Mar 09 Watch 8:11 ‘A new kind of czar’: Putin’s path from the KGB to the presidency The war in Ukraine is the making of one man: Russia's President Vladimir Putin. He is now in his third decade of ruling Russia, time often marked by cooperation with the West, but more often by antagonism and confrontation. Lisa… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 12:23 Biden bans Russian oil in the U.S. as evacuations continue in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Volodymyr Solohub, Karl Bostic President Biden on Tuesday announced a U.S. ban on all imports of Russian oil, as U.S. intelligence officials say they believe Russia underestimated Ukraine's potential for resistance. Meanwhile, intense fighting continues across the country, while more than 2 million Ukrainians… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 7:40 How Biden’s ban on Russian oil will impact the U.S. and Europe By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas The U.S. ban on Russian oil adds another level of pressure to a strained global market. The average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. is now $4.17, and the price of crude oil topped $130 a barrel… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 9:05 Ukrainians fight to hold the port city of Odessa as exodus out of the country persists The twelfth day of Russia's invasion in Ukraine saw both sides meeting again on small steps toward allowing people out, but brutal violence is a central feature of the war. More than 1.7 million Ukrainians have now left their homes… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 4:22 Biden administration considers ban on U.S. imports of Russian oil By Geoff Bennett, Ebony Joseph, Kyle Midura Russia is one of the world's largest energy producers of both crude oil and natural gas. Prices for both commodities have skyrocketed since the war started almost two weeks ago, and they are near record territory. Europe especially relies on… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 3:28 As Russia assaults Ukraine, the government tightens its grip on information about the war By Ryan Chilcote As Russia continues its assault on Ukraine, it’s increasingly using harsh tactics to control information about the war at home. Russia has banned Facebook, while also passing a law that could jail journalists and others for promulgating "fake news" about… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 10:00 Spilling into streets and city squares, Russian citizens protest the war in Ukraine By Ryan Chilcote, Dan Sagalyn Russian citizens by the thousands are protesting the war in Ukraine at great personal risk to themselves as the Putin government cracks down on all kinds of dissent. NewsHour Special Correspondent Ryan Chilcote reports from Moscow, and Judy Woodruff speaks… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 9:41 Russian forces pound Ukraine’s cities as the resistance holds the line in Kyiv By Nick Schifrin, Morgan Till Russian forces bombarded cities in Ukraine Tuesday as the war raged for a sixth day. Kharkiv, in the northeast, was particularly hard-hit and the port city of Mariupol in the southeast appeared surrounded. Nevertheless, the Pentagon says a drive by… Continue watching
Feb 26 Anti-war sentiment grows in Russia as troops close in on Ukrainian capital By Vladimir Isachenkov, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Street protests, albeit small, resumed in the Russian capital of Moscow, the second-largest city of St. Petersburg and other Russian cities for the third straight day,… Continue reading
Feb 26 Germany to send anti-tank weapons to Ukraine By Associated Press Germany is allowing the Netherlands to ship 400 German-made anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. It will also send 14 armored vehicles and up to 10,000 tons of fuel. Continue reading