Aug 07 Watch White House Takes Stock of Russia Relationship After Snowden Asylum Dispute White House Takes Stock of Russia Relationship After Snowden Asylum Dispute… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Despite Tension Over Snowden, U.S. and Russia Seem Reluctant to Upset Diplomacy Despite Tension Over Snowden, U.S. and Russia Seem Reluctant to Upset Diplomacy… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Russia Grants Snowden Asylum, Which U.S. Dubs an ‘Extreme Disappointment’ After more than a month living in limbo, leaker Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia. Jeffrey Brown reports on Snowden's departure from the Moscow airport as well as the "extreme disappointment" for Snowden's release voiced by the… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch News Wrap: Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Released From Prison in Russia In other news Friday, government critic Alexei Navalny was released from prison a day after being sentenced to five years for embezzlement. Thousands protested his conviction on Thursday. Also, a former CIA station chief will return to the U.S. Robert… Continue watching
Jul 18 Russian Opposition Blogger Navalny Convicted and Sentenced to Five Years By Larisa Epatko In a Feb. 29, 2012, interview on the PBS NewsHour, Alexei Navalny, a vocal critic of the Russian government, said despite more than a decade of economic growth in Russia, President Vladimir Putin could have done more to help his… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch News Wrap: Police Make Arrests at Zimmerman Verdict Protests in California In other news Tuesday, more rallies and protests were held in reaction to the George Zimmerman verdict. Attorney General Eric Holder said at an NAACP convention that "Stand Your Ground" laws encourage violent escalation. Also, a North Korean ship was… Continue watching
Jul 01 Amid Turmoil, American ‘Prince’ David Hallberg Returns to Russia By Molly Finnegan // In his 2011 role as the prince in Sleeping Beauty, David Hallberg became the first American principal dancer at the Bolshoi, the world’s largest ballet company and Russian cultural epicenter since its founding in 1776. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch News Wrap: Russia Refuses to Turn Snowden Over to U.S. Authorities In other news Tuesday, the diplomatic dispute over NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden escalated as Russia refused U.S. appeals to hand him over. Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Snowden's whereabouts in a news conference. Also, the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Despite U.S. Pressure, Countries Have ‘Substantial Discretion’ on Extradition Despite U.S. Pressure, Countries Have 'Substantial Discretion' on Extradition… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Obama Calls for Dramatic Decrease in Nuclear Weapons Obama said the U.S. could reduce its nuclear weapons stockpile and asked Russia to also. Continue watching