Mar 28 Watch 4:21 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hits an impasse amid fierce fighting and looming peace talks By Jack Hewson Nearly 5,000 people have been killed and 160,000 remain trapped inside the city of Mariupol without heat, water or electricity. Ukraine said the city is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, but no evacuation corridors were agreed on Monday,… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 11:59 Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Ukraine and the West: ‘Don’t push us into the corner’ By Ryan Chilcote, Dan Sagalyn, Morgan Till President Biden on Monday stood by his comments over the weekend that Russia's Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" as Ukraine President Zelensky said he was open to discussing neutrality for his nation in exchange for a ceasefire. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 4:31 Analyzing Russia’s views on Ukraine, NATO and the use of nuclear weapons The carnage in Ukraine continues as Russia appears to be changing tactics. Andrew Weiss, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching
Mar 28 Ukrainians claim to retake ground from Russia ahead of latest talks By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian forces claim to have retaken a Kyiv suburb and an eastern town from the Russians in what is becoming a back-and-forth stalemate on the ground, while negotiators are assembling for another round of talks on Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 28 EU wants to end golden passport schemes to target Russian oligarchs By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Commission has recommended that the bloc's 27 nations end golden passport schemes that allow wealthy people — among them Russian oligarchs — to buy their way to EU citizenship. Continue reading
Mar 28 WATCH: Biden says no one believes U.S. wants to ‘take down Putin’ By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Biden said Monday that he is not walking anything back after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power," although Biden insisted he's not calling for regime change in Moscow. Continue reading
Mar 28 G7 rejects Russia’s demand to pay for natural gas exports in rubles By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Germany's energy minister told reporters Monday that "all G-7 ministers agreed completely that this (would be) a one-sided and clear breach of the existing contracts."… Continue reading
Mar 28 Giving up on a quick victory, Russia shifts focus to Ukraine’s east By Nebi Qena, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press With its aspirations for a quick victory dashed by a stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russia has increasingly focused on grinding down Ukraine's military in the east in the hope of forcing Kyiv into surrendering part of the country's territory to end… Continue reading
Mar 27 Caught between politics and heritage, Ukrainians in Bosnia grapple with the Russian invasion at home By Anna Miller, Liza Schmidt, Ben Weiss, Asim Bešlija Thirty years after the start of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s brutal civil war, the country’s citizens are watching a new war erupt in Ukraine. For a small community of ethnic Ukrainians in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the recent invasion… Continue reading
Mar 27 Zelensky: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the West of cowardice as his country fights to stave off Russia’s invading troops, making an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to sustain a defense as the war ground into a battle of… Continue reading