Apr 15 Watch 9:30 Here's what the latest U.S. sanctions against Russia mean for the historic adversaries By John Yang President Joe Biden announced a series of tough new sanctions against Russia Thursday, as the historic adversaries confront one another again both in cyberspace, and on the ground in Europe and beyond. The Biden administration targeted individuals and the state… Continue watching
Apr 15 Ukraine seeks stronger Western backing amid Russian troop buildup By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukraine's top diplomat is asking for stronger Western backing amid escalating tensions in the country's east and a Russian troop buildup across the border. Continue reading
Apr 14 Russian authorities raid student magazine that covered protests By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russian authorities have levied criminal charges against four editors of an online student magazine that had coverage about the nationwide protests supporting jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny earlier this year. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 5:55 After months of simmering conflict, thousands of Russian troops amass on Ukraine's border By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran Russia- backed separatists have been fighting against Ukrainian forces since 2014, but this year Ukraine says Russia has gathered nearly 80,000 troops at its border. The Russian government says it’s a reaction to what it claimed are NATO plans to… Continue watching
Apr 05 Putin signs law allowing him 2 more terms as Russia's leader By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The 68-year-old Russian president has been in power for more than two decades. That's longer than any other Kremlin leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. Continue reading
Apr 02 Biden affirms support for Ukraine in first call to leader By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Biden's call Friday to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy follows reports of Russian troop movements on Ukraine's eastern border. Continue reading
Apr 02 Russia fines Twitter for not taking down calls to protest By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press A court in Moscow has fined Twitter 8.9 million rubles — about $117,000 — for not taking down calls encouraging minors to take part in unauthorized rallies. The ruling Friday is the latest development against the social media giant that… Continue reading
Mar 31 Navalny announces start of prison hunger strike By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has started a prison hunger strike to protest officials’ failure to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Boulder shooting suspect's case could take a year to try In our news wrap Thursday, the suspect in Monday's mass shooting in Colorado made his first court appearance. His lawyers requested a mental health assessment. Then, efforts to ship COVID-19 vaccines to needy nations face major delays and about 90… Continue watching
Mar 20 U.S. ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America's place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. Airing myriad complaints, the Biden administration took an extraordinarily tough… Continue reading