Jun 14 Watch 7:23 Inside Russian hacking of Democrats' opposition research on Trump By PBS News Hour For nearly a year, Russian hackers have been penetrating Democratic National Committee computers and stealing, among other things, research compiled on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Gwen Ifill talks to Dmitri Alperovitch of CrowdStrike and Sasha Issenberg of Bloomberg Politics… Continue watching
Jun 08 Georgian, Ukrainian officials push for NATO membership By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Senior officials from Georgia and Ukraine on Wednesday exhorted NATO members to bring the two nations into the alliance in order to protect them from Russia and cement ties with the West. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 7:57 Crimean Muslim refugees feel welcome, but there's no place like home By PBS News Hour Ukraine’s Crimean Tatar Muslims have persevered through centuries of persecution, including an alleged Soviet-sponsored genocide in 1944. With Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimea, the Tatars are now facing renewed persecution in the form of government crackdowns and forced exile. Continue watching
May 15 Eurovision winner's song recalls Crimean deportations during World War II By Dmytro Vlasov, Associated Press Crimean Tatars on Sunday celebrated Ukrainian singer Jamala's win at Eurovision with a song that sheds light on their horrific deportations to Central Asia under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin but also hints at their recent treatment under Russian President Vladimir… Continue reading
May 12 In elaborate ploy, Russia doped its Olympic athletes, report says By News Desk Dozens of Russian athletes were part of a state-run, performance-enhancing drug ring, according to The New York Times. Continue reading
May 09 Kerry says U.S., Russia to reinstate nationwide Syria cease-fire By Josh Lederman, Associated Press PARIS — The United States said Monday that a new agreement with Russia would replace localized, piecemeal cease-fires in Syria with a revived, nationwide truce, as world leaders struggled to get faltering peace talks back on track. Continue reading
May 03 Defense secretary accuses Russia of 'nuclear saber-rattling' By Robert Burns, Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter blasted what the U.S. and its allies see as Russian aggression in Europe, saying Tuesday that Moscow is "going backward in time" with warlike actions. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 3:10 After attack on Aleppo hospital, Syria cease-fire 'alive, but barely' By PBS News Hour An airstrike smashed a hospital supported by the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders overnight in Aleppo, Syria, killing dozens including one of the region's last pediatricians. Other attacks followed, punctuating the collapse of a cease-fire in the country's largest… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 8:13 How can U.S. use its forces most effectively against ISIS? By PBS News Hour President Obama approved the deployment of up to 250 additional military personnel to Syria to aid the fight against the Islamic State group, while the resumption of heavy fighting in the Syrian civil war has all but derailed UN efforts… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 1:19 Thirty years after Chernobyl disaster, families say children are getting sick By PBS News Hour It will be 30 years on Tuesday since the world's worst nuclear power plant disaster took place in Chernobyl, now part of Ukraine. People who remained in the region continued eating local produce and milk with radiation levels two to… Continue watching