Feb 25 ‘It is very difficult to reach anyone.’ Ukrainians in the U.S. despair watching Russian invasion from afar By Roby Chavez Many Americans, who have ties to Ukraine, watch and worry about friends and family while wondering if a peaceful solution is now far from reach. In New Orleans adopted sisters wait for word from their sisters and a worker from… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 7:49 Russian airstrikes bombard Ukraine as ground forces advance By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran Russia has launched what U.S. officials describe as the most significant military action in Europe in 77 years. Across Ukraine, Russia has attacked with airstrikes, missiles and troops. Ukraine says at least 57 people were killed and dozens wounded as… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 4:01 What Russia is hoping to achieve in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn As Russia presses toward Kyiv and the death toll continues to rise across Ukraine, we explore what Moscow's next move may be along with Ukraine's response. Michael Kofman, senior fellow for Russian studies at the Center for Naval Analyses, joins… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 11:00 As Russia charges across Ukraine, can the West stop a more expansive conflict? By Judy Woodruff, Dan Sagalyn For more on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. and European reactions we get three views. Doug Lute, a retired Army lieutenant general and former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Andrew Weiss, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 8:07 How the Biden administration is responding to the Russian incursion in Ukraine By Judy Woodruff, Stephanie Kotuby President Biden on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Russian banks, oligarchs and other strategic sectors after Russian troops entered Ukraine. But will the U.S. consider even harsher sanctions moving forward and can Congress and U.S. allies in Europe maintain a… Continue watching
Feb 23 Ukrainian ambassador to the U.N. says Putin has ‘declared war’ on Ukraine By Associated Press Ukraine’s ambassador at the United Nations has told the Security Council that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “declared war on Ukraine.”… Continue reading
Feb 23 Putin announces military operation in Ukraine; explosions heard in Kyiv By Vladimir Isachenkov, Dasha Litvinova, Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it's intended to protect civilians. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 4:35 Ukraine declares state of emergency as U.S. warns Russia is prepared for invasion By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The Pentagon said Wednesday that Russia is 80-percent prepared for a full invasion of Ukraine. That word came as Ukraine put in force a state of emergency, and Moscow said the separatists that Russia backs in eastern Ukraine had asked… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 4:53 Russia uses disinformation on Ukraine military aggressions as a pretext for war By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran Russia this week claimed Ukraine’s military crossed into Russia and even released a video of an invading tank, while Russian media highlighted supposed attacks inside the self-declared separatist republics. The U.S. and Ukraine accuse Russia of staging videos to justify… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch How U.S. lawmakers are reacting to the escalating Ukraine crisis By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Matt Loffman As the United States on Wednesday warned Ukraine to be prepared for an imminent Russian invasion, we take a look at how U.S. lawmakers are reacting to the latest situation in Ukraine. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching