Feb 27 Russia Dispatch: Hand-in-Hand Against Putin’s Presidency Bid By Margaret Warner Protesters, including blogger Alexei Navalny (center), form a human chain in Moscow. Photo by Margaret Warner/PBS NewsHour. MOSCOW | Snow fell steadily all day, large fat flakes and light airy ones, but that didn't deter the thousands of Russians who… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Assad Running out of Friends, but China, Russia Still Among Allies Assad Running out of Friends, but China, Russia Still Among Allies… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch After Russia’s Veto at U.N., Foreign Minister Gets Hero’s Welcome in Syria Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov visited Tuesday with top Syrian leaders in Damascus as the Assad regime's crackdown on opposition intensified. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch News Wrap: At Least 7 Killed by Syrian Government Forces in Overnight Assault In other news Wednesday, Syrian government forces launched a new assault overnight in Hama, according to the opposition. At least seven people were killed there and elsewhere. Also, Indiana's GOP-led House moved closer to adopting a "right-to-work" law, banning unions… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch What’s Uniting Russia’s Revolutionaries? Six weeks before a presidential election in Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is off and running, attempting a return to another presidential stint -- despite growing anti-Putin demonstrations across the country. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch What’s Next for Russia’s Political Leadership? Amid election-fraud accusations and growing political turbulence, where are Russia and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin headed? Margaret Warner discusses the country's political upheaval with Stephen Sestanovich of the Council on Foreign Relations and Leon Aron of the American Enterprise Institute. Continue watching
Dec 14 Clinton on Russia’s Protests, China’s Shortcuts and Gingrich’s Comments By Larisa Epatko In a wide-ranging interview with Jim Lehrer at the Newseum Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended critical comments she made about Russia's recent elections and called China's shortcuts in the marketplace "deeply distressing." View highlights from their interview. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Highlights of Jim Lehrer’s Interview with Secretary Clinton Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the Russian elections, China and Arab Spring. Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch In Wake of Disputed Election, Russian Middle Class ‘Finding its Voice’ In Russia Tuesday, Vladimir Putin faces political turmoil as vote fraud protests become more widespread. Margaret Warner discusses the country's changing political landscape with Matthew Murray of The Center for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance and the Brookings Institution's Fiona… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch Protesters Allege Manipulation, Rigging in Russia’s Parliamentary Elections Protests in Russia continued for a second day Tuesday over Sunday's parliamentary elections. The ruling United Russia party received nearly 50 percent of the vote, but protesters allege vote-rigging and manipulation skewed the results. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News… Continue watching