Sep 09 Watch Russia Backs Kerry's Call for Syria to Hand Over Chemical Weapon Stockpile Russia, UN Back Kerry's Call for Syria to Hand Over Chemical Weapon Stockpile… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch News Wrap: Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Demands Moscow Mayor Recount In other news Monday, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny demanded a recount of Sunday's election for Moscow mayor. Navalny came in second to Sergei Sobyanin, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also, a long-lost painting by Vincent van Gogh… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Obama Leaves G-20 Summit Without Strong Support for Military Strike in Syria Obama Leaves G-20 Summit Without Strong Support for Military Strike in Syria… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Obama Pursues Global Support of U.S. Strikes in Syria Obama Continues Pursuit for Global Support of U.S. Military Strikes in Syria… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Should U.S. Spend More Time Working Out 'Diplomatic Architecture' on Syria? Should U.S. Spend More Time Working Out 'Diplomatic Architecture' on Syria?… Continue watching
Sep 05 Despite Snowden and Syria Cooling U.S.-Russian Relations, Work Goes On By Larisa Epatko First, it was National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden getting temporary asylum in Russia and then the stalemate over U.N. Security Council resolutions on Syria. Lately, Russia and the United States appear far from being on the same page, even… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch Syria Tensions Dominate G-20 Summit; Russia Seen as Central Obstacle for U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladmir Putin met and shook hands at the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, putting tension between the two nations over Syria in the spotlight. Jeffrey Brown reports on the status of U.S.-Russian diplomacy plus… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Arguing World Credibility at Stake, Obama Seeks Support for Syria Strike Abroad President Obama took his case for a possible military strike in Syria overseas, appealing to Russia to stop blocking United Nations Security Council action. Gwen Ifill reports on remarks Mr. Obama's remarks in Stockholm, plus the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's… Continue watching
Sep 03 Can President Obama Sell Syria Strikes to Putin and the G-20? By News Desk President Barack Obama seeks support for a U.S. military strike against Syria abroad this week with the G-20 Summit only days away. But Russia's Vladimir Putin may be Obama's biggest roadblock to gathering support for American military action. Continue reading
Aug 27 If U.S. Attacks Syria, 'Russia Would Stay on the Sidelines,' Analyst Says By Larisa Epatko While U.S. officials appear to be building a case for possible military intervention in Syria, Russia is taking a backseat for now and letting the responsibility for any military strikes fall on the United States and its Western allies, said… Continue reading