Feb 20 UPDATE: Medic reports that 70 killed in Ukraine protests By Margaret Myers The Associated Press is reporting that at least 70 protesters have been killed Thursday in clashes with police in the Ukrainian capital. The news agency was unable to independently confirm this toll based on reports from Dr. Oleh Musiy, the… Continue reading
Feb 19 VIDEO: Members of Pussy Riot attacked by Russian militia By Justin Scuiletti Video by the Associated Press In a video posted by the Associated Press, members of the punk group Pussy Riot were attacked by Cossack militia after attempting a performance under a Sochi Olympics sign. Within moments of… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch South Korean skater Yuna Kim hopes to land a second Olympic gold medal By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch At Sochi Olympics, ‘no big news’ has been good news By PBS News Hour Halfway through Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the spotlight is shining on the athletes and the games rather than disruptions or security problems. Judy Woodruff talks to Christine Brennan of USA Today and ABC News about some surprising disappointments and… Continue watching
Feb 14 Warm weather in Sochi forces Olympic delays By Chelsea Coatney Unseasonably warm temperatures in Sochi, Russia, continue to disrupt the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. While no events have yet to be canceled due to weather, practice schedules have been disrupted -- men’s freestyle skiing aerials practice was canceled on Thursday… Continue reading
Feb 13 It may be warm in Sochi, but these 5 things are chilling U.S-Russia relations By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The weather is warm at this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, yet U.S.-Russian relations are still in the deep freeze. Back in 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Russia's top diplomat a red button labeled "reset" to symbolize… Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch What will it take for U.S. and Russia to have a productive partnership? By PBS News Hour While Olympic competition on the slopes of Sochi has been sportsmanlike, the geopolitical competition between Russia and the U.S. over the past few decades has been frequently contentious. Margaret Warner interviews Angela Stent, the author of “The Limits of Partnership:… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Examining the push and pull over Ukraine between Russia and the West By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner has talked to Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland about her leaked phone conversation on the situation in Ukraine. Margaret joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the possible motivations behind the leak and Russia’s longstanding emotional… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Leaked diplomatic phone conversation generates outrage over U.S. meddling in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Continue watching