Feb 14 WATCH: Pentagon says Defense Secretary Austin is meeting with NATO in Brussels to discuss Ukraine By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Austin will meet with the presidents, defense ministers and other key leaders in Poland and Lithuania, as well as U.S. forces in those countries. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: State Department says the U.S. will close its embassy in Ukraine capital By Associated Press The United States said Monday it would close its embassy in the Ukraine capital and move all remaining staffers to a city near the Polish border as invasion fears intensify. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds briefing amid Ukraine tensions By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The Kremlin is signaling it is ready to keep talking with the West about security grievances that led to the current Ukraine crisis, offering hope that Russia might not invade its beleaguered neighbor within days as the U.S. and Europe… Continue reading
Feb 14 As war over Ukraine looms, Kremlin signals more diplomacy with West By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Russia's top diplomat advised President Vladimir Putin to keep talking with the West on Moscow's security demands, a signal from the Kremlin that it intends to continue diplomatic efforts amid U.S. warnings of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 12 US: Over 130,000 Russian troops now staged outside Ukraine By Jim Heintz, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Some airlines canceled flights to the Ukrainian capital and troops there unloaded fresh shipments of weapons from NATO members Sunday, as its president sought to project confidence in the face of U.S. warnings of possible invasion within days by a… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 5:12 U.S. shuts embassies, holds talks as tensions over Russia mount By PBS NewsHour President Biden held a high-stakes call with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid warnings that an invasion into Ukraine could begin ‘any day.’ All U.S. Embassy non-emergency personnel have been ordered to leave Ukraine and American citizens have also been advised… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:07 Ukrainians are training in civil defense, just in case By Hari Sreenivasan, Ana Jegnaradze, Marita Tevzadze As Russian troops mass on Ukraine’s border it is unclear if or when there will be an invasion. But many Ukrainians are preparing for the worst and have stepped up training in civil defense. NewsHour Weekend’s Hari Sreenivasan reports on… Continue watching
Feb 11 Ukraine crisis escalates as Biden orders 3,000 more troops to Poland By Robert Burns, Associated Press A senior defense official says President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of 3,000 more U.S. troops to Poland. Continue reading
Feb 11 Ukrainian Olympian displays sign calling for ‘No War in Ukraine’ By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press A Ukrainian skeleton athlete flashed a small sign that read "No War in Ukraine" to the cameras as he finished a run at the Beijing Olympics on Friday night. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: White House urges Americans in Ukraine to leave country By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday repeated warnings made earlier by President Joe Biden that Americans in Ukraine should leave the country. Continue reading