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
Mar 11 Watch Eastern Europe expresses concern about Russian aggression By PBS News Hour Russia's President Vladimir Putin recently suggested that he could intervene in places, like Eastern Ukraine, where ethnic Russians live and are perceived to need help. Nations like Moldova, Belarus, Lithuania and others are also home to Russian-speaking populations, raising concern… Continue watching
Mar 09 Russia increases control in Crimea ahead of referendum By Kayla Ruble Despite warnings from the U.S. about diplomatic consequences, Russia heightened its control over Crimea on Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch German influence on Russia could be key in Ukraine dispute By PBS News Hour After a week of occupation, Russia appears to be on the verge of annexing Crimea. While the West proposes sanctions on Russia, it seems Germany could be in a unique position to help resolve the dispute. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with… Continue watching
Mar 08 Four nations urge U.S. gas exports amid Ukraine crisis By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Four Central European nations are urging the United States to boost natural gas exports to Europe as a hedge against the possibility that Russia could cut off its supply of gas to Ukraine. Ambassadors from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch Shields and Gerson on Cold War echoes, campaign financing By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Jeffrey Brown to discuss the week’s news, including the crisis over the fate of Crimea in Ukraine and criticism of the Obama administration’s foreign policy, as well as the… Continue watching
Mar 07 Ukraine athletes protest, but compete in Paralympics despite Russian occupation By Sarah Corapi Concerns that Ukraine would be boycotting the Sochi Paralympic Games were quelled on Friday when the Ukrainian Paralympic Committee announced that -- despite Russian occupation in Crimea -- its team would still be competing. Valeriy Sushkevich, president of the… Continue reading
Mar 07 Dempsey: Russia's ethnic Crimea claim poses 'significant risk' to Eastern Europe By Larisa Epatko Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday the U.S. is pushing “aggressively” for a diplomatic resolution to the Ukrainian Crimea tug-of-war with Russia and that he’s been in touch with his Russian counterpart daily. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch On Ukraine, 'we're seeking aggressively to resolve this diplomatically,' Dempsey says By PBS News Hour Continue watching