Mar 07 Watch On Ukraine, ‘we’re seeking aggressively to resolve this diplomatically,’ Dempsey says By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Mar 07 Lavrov warns Kerry that ‘reckless’ sanctions could come back to harm U.S. By Joshua Barajas, Justin Scuiletti Updated March 7 at 1:30 p.m. EST | In a call with Secretary of State John Kerry Friday, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States against "hasty and reckless steps" that would damage relations between Russia and the… Continue reading
Mar 07 Background Briefing: What you should know about the Ukraine crisis By Council on Foreign Relations Ukraine's most prolonged and deadly crisis since its post-Soviet independence began as a protest against the government dropping plans to forge closer trade ties with the European Union and has since spurred a global standoff between Russia and Western powers. Continue reading
Mar 07 Obama to Putin: Russia’s actions violate Ukraine’s sovereignty By Joshua Barajas Updated March 7, 11:00 a.m. ET | The Kremlin said that Putin, for his part in the phone conversation with Mr. Obama, reiterated that Russia could not ignore the current Ukraine government's "illegitimate decisions" in Crimea, and that US-Russia relations… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Crimean call for vote on splitting from Ukraine prompts international opposition By PBS NewsHour The Crimean Parliament announced a referendum on whether the region should join Russia or remain part of Ukraine, but the newly formed government in Kiev pushed back, calling it illegal. President Obama criticized the upcoming vote and took action to… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch UN Ambassador Power: ‘Russia is looking at the path of political and economic isolation’ By PBS NewsHour U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power points to the hope of greater economic ties as a critical leverage point for the United States in persuading Russia to "pull back from the brink." She joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the new sanctions announced… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Obama: Crimea referendum would violate international law By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Mar 06 Obama imposes visa restrictions aimed at Russian officials By Julie Pace and Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration slapped new visa restrictions Thursday on pro-Russian opponents of the new Ukraine government in Kiev and cleared the way for financial sanctions as the West began punishing Moscow for its occupation of Ukraine's Crimea region. Continue reading
Mar 05 Analysts: Russia unlikely to pull back in Crimea By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Russia is unlikely to pull back its military forces in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, analysts and former Obama administration officials say, forcing the United States and Europe into a more limited strategy of trying to prevent President Vladimir Putin… Continue reading