Mar 07 U.S. gas prices spike as calls to ban Russian oil continue By David Koenig, Associated Press Gasoline prices are pushing even farther above $4 a gallon, the highest price that American motorists have faced since July 2008, as calls grow to ban imports of Russian oil. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:27 Families flee homes in Ukraine as death toll mounts By PBS NewsHour Hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, many while attempting to flee. And those who have made it across the border face a growing refugee crisis in Poland, Romania and other surrounding countries. NewsHour’s foreign… Continue watching
Mar 06 Zelensky says Russia sanctions not sufficient By Associated Press The Russian military has warned Ukraine’s neighboring countries from hosting its warplanes, saying Moscow may consider them a part of the conflict if Ukrainian aircraft fly combat missions from their territory. Continue reading
Mar 05 Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion By Associated Press Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country’s financial system after its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
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