Feb 01 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Sports court overturns Olympic doping bans for 28 Russian athletes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, 28 Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned by the international Court of Arbitration for Sport. The panel also reinstated seven gold medals won by Russians at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Also, Trump administration… Continue watching
Feb 01 Tillerson warns countries against Chinese investment, Russia engagement By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Before embarking Thursday on a five-nation trip to Latin America, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said China seeks only to enrich itself with investment and development projects. He also derided Russia for selling weaponry to unfriendly, authoritarian governments in the… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 5:19 Why the U.S. is naming wealthy Russians with ties to Putin By PBS News Hour The Trump administration says it won’t impose any of the sanctions that Congress overwhelmingly voted to level at Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. Part of the measure directed the Treasury Department to compile a list of Russian… Continue watching
Jan 30 Putin: U.S. took 'hostile step' in publishing Russia list By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Josh Lederman, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the Trump administration made a "hostile step" when it published a list of Russian businessmen and politicians as part of a sanctions law against Moscow. Continue reading
Jan 26 U.S. hits Ukraine separatists, Russia officials with sanctions By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday it will punish 21 people and nine companies with sanctions over Russia's actions in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. Continue reading
Jan 23 U.S. says Russia to blame for Syrian chemical weapon attacks By Matthew Lee and Angela Charlton, Associated Press Russia is ultimately to blame for any use of chemical weapons in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday amid reports of a suspected chemical attack this week near the capital, Damascus. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Mattis advocates defense strategy against world powers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis insisted the U.S. military must focus more on opposing China and Russia's growing influence, outlining a new national defense strategy prioritizing preparing for war against major world powers, instead of terrorism. Continue watching
Jan 19 China, Russia now outpace the threat of terrorism, Pentagon says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press China's expanding military and Russia's increasing aggression are bigger U.S. national security priorities than terrorism, the Pentagon said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 9:35 Democracy is in retreat in the U.S. and around the world, report finds. What happened? By Larisa Epatko Democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades last year. That stark verdict comes from the annual report of Freedom House, which charted the world's 12th consecutive year of decline in freedom. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Ohio… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 10:33 A report from the front line where Ukrainians and Russians still battle By PBS News Hour As a four-year conflict between Ukraine’s government and Russian-backed separatists continues, Ukraine has emerged as one of the biggest sources of contention between Russia and the U.S. A few weeks ago, the Trump administration provided the former Soviet nation with… Continue watching