Ukraine

WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing

By Associated Press

State Department spokesperson Ned Price held a news briefing on Thursday amid continued tension with Russia over Ukraine. Watch Price's remarks in the player above. The Pentagon has revealed the U.S. bases where 8,500 troops have been placed on heightened…

WATCH: White House says Biden is committed to adding Black woman to SCOTUS

By Associated Press

Press secretary Jen Psaki underscored that pledge at the White House briefing, hours after reports that liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire at the end of the summer.

WATCH: Secretary of State Blinken says U.S. has made no concessions to Russia on Ukraine

By News Desk

The U.S. has made no concessions to the main Russian demands over Ukraine and NATO in a long-awaited written response delivered to Russia on Wednesday in Moscow, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

As tensions in Eastern Europe rise, Russia threatens retaliation if demands over Ukraine are not met

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russia has warned it would quickly take "retaliatory measures" if the U.S. and its allies reject its security demands over NATO and Ukraine.

WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing

By News Desk

State Department spokesman Ned Price will hold a news briefing on Tuesday, following an announcement from the Pentagon that 8,500 troops would be put on heightened alert due to continued tensions with Russia over Ukraine.

Ukraine leaders urge calm, say Russian invasion not imminent

By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press

Ukraine's leaders are seeking to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia is not imminent.

WATCH: White House believes Russian invasion of Ukraine 'remains imminent'

By Associated Press

Speaking at the briefing Tuesday, press secretary Jen Psaki underscored that assessment, saying, "imminent has a pretty intense meaning."…

U.S. military puts 8,500 troops on alert for possible deployment amid Russia tension

By Lorne Cook, Robert Burns, Associated Press

The Pentagon says that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has put about 8,500 troops on heightened alert, so they will be prepared to deploy if needed to reassure NATO allies in the face of ongoing Russian aggression on the border of…

WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds briefing amid tensions in Ukraine

By Associated Press

The United States' State Department says there is "no daylight" when it comes to Western allies dealing with Russia in the crisis at the Ukrainian border.