Mar 05 Zelensky’s ‘desperate’ plea to Congress: Send more planes By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Fighting for his country’s survival, Ukraine’s leader made a “desperate” plea Saturday to American lawmakers for the United States to help get more warplanes to his military and cut off Russian oil imports as Kyiv tries to stave off the… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 8:33 Russian forces seize Europe’s largest nuclear plant as the death toll rises in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin Russian troops seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe Friday, after attacking it overnight and starting a fire that stoked fears of a calamity. The fire, which was put out, was not in any of the facility's six nuclear… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 8:21 Finland’s president on the Russian threat in Europe and the conflict in Ukraine With Russian military forces on the offensive in Ukraine, countries in Europe are on edge. Finland is a stable and prosperous democracy that shares an 800-mile border with Russia, and while it is not a member of NATO, Finland buys… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 12:33 Brooks and Capehart on war in Ukraine, Biden’s priorities after State of the Union address New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Russia's ongoing assault against Ukraine and President Biden's State of the Union address and his agenda moving forward. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 8:36 Russian forces bombard targets across Ukraine as official warns ‘worst is yet to come’ Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine has yielded unceasing pictures of horror across much of the country, as Russia's scorched-earth campaign against civilians and non-military targets came into focus in the face of dogged resistance from Ukraine's military and its citizenry. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 5:24 Volodymyr Zelensky’s improbable rise from comedian to wartime leader of a defiant nation By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes The face of Ukrainian opposition to the Russian invasion has been their leader, President Volodymyr Zelensky. His defiant vows to stay and fight have lifted a nation battling for its freedom. John Yang details Zelensky's improbable rise from comedian to… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 7:36 How the U.S. is targeting the financial resources of Russian oligarchs By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan Over the past week, the U.S. and scores of other nations have cut Russia off from much of the global economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. Now, investigators are planning strikes on Russian finances hidden here in the… Continue watching
Mar 03 Why military action in radioactive Chernobyl could be dangerous for people and the environment By Timothy A. Mousseau, The Conversation With Russian troops rolling through the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine, a biologist who studies wildlife in the area describes the risks of disturbing this radioactive landscape. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 4:33 Two Ukrainian parents living amid war discuss the struggle to keep their families safe By Leah Nagy, Maea Lenei Buhre The number of Ukrainians who have left the country is nearing a million people, according to the United Nations. Many more are still in Ukraine unsure of what the next day will bring. Two Ukrainian parents in different parts of… Continue watching
Mar 01 Oil prices surge above $100 a barrel as war on Ukraine rages By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press The price of oil surged back above $100 a barrel after Russia, a major energy producer, faced further isolation and economic damage because of its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading