Mar 16 White House urges Putin to back down in Crimea By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House says that if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't back down in Crimea, he will face penalties from the West that will hurt the Russian economy and diminish Moscow's influence in the world. White House senior… Continue reading
Mar 15 NewsHour reporters are following preparations for tomorrow's vote in Crimea By News Desk PBS NewsHour producer Morgan Till is documenting his journey with chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner across Ukraine on Twitter. On Sunday, voters throughout the Crimean Peninsula will cast their ballots on a local referendum to decide whether… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch In Crimea, rifts widen as referendum looms By PBS News Hour The future of the Ukrainian region of Crimea hangs in the balance of Sunday’s referendum vote on whether to secede and possibly join Russia. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports from Crimea, where she talks to the pro-Russian and… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch News Wrap: Moscow amasses more troops in Crimea as U.S.-Russia diplomacy yields little progress By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch News Wrap: Germany's Merkel warns neighbor Russia about potential damage from Ukraine crisis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Can U.S. balance deterrence and diplomacy in responding to Russia's move in Ukraine? By PBS News Hour Days before Crimea’s planned referendum on whether to split from Ukraine, the White House made a symbolic gesture by hosting that country’s interim leader. How far should the U.S. go in supporting Ukraine’s new government? Hari Sreenivasan gets two views… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Ukraine's interim prime minister appeals for aid during U.S. visit By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 12 Trendlines: What does the Ukraine crisis mean for the Middle East? By Larisa Epatko Rapid developments in Ukraine have focused international attention on the region and, some fear, away from pressing matters in the Middle East. We explored the potential fallout of the Ukraine crisis in the web special Trendlines. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Tuesday March 11, 2014 By PBS News Hour On the NewsHour Tuesday, the still-missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 is now believed to have been spotted hundreds of miles off-course. Also, Eastern European countries express concern about Russia’s ambitions, the Obama administration finds creative ways of marketing health care… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch What's Russia's ambition in Eastern Europe? By PBS News Hour What are the boundaries of Vladimir Putin’s ambitions? Gwen Ifill talks to Janusz Bugajski of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Nadia Diuk of the National Endowment for Democracy about the historical precedent for Russia trying to destabilize… Continue watching