Nov 26 Ukrainian lawmakers vote to impose martial law in wake of standoff with Russia By Associated Press President Petro Poroshenko asked lawmakers earlier to back his motion to impose martial law in the wake of Sunday's incident near Russia-occupied Crimea when Russian border guards opened fire on three Ukrainian navy vessels before seizing the ships and their… Continue reading
Nov 26 Ukraine demands Russia release vessels as tensions build By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Ukraine's president demanded Monday that Russia immediately release Ukrainian sailors and vessels seized in a standoff around Crimea that sharply escalated tensions between the two countries and drew international concern. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 3:30 News Wrap: Russian-backed separatist leader killed in Eastern Ukraine explosion In our news wrap Friday, Russia accused Ukraine of assassinating Alexander Zakharchenko to destabilize the region. Kiev denied the charge. Also, there's word that Russian intelligence bragged in 2016 that it had then-candidate Donald Trump "over a barrel." The Associated… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 7:06 What we learned from Paul Manafort trial opening statements Paul Manafort, the first defendant charged by special counsel Robert Mueller to go to trial, is accused of working as an unregistered lobbyist for several pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. William Brangham joins John Yang from the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia,… Continue watching
May 31 Ukraine: Reporter's fake murder involved pig's blood, morgue By Yuras Karmanau, Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — The Russian journalist who worked with Ukrainian authorities to fake his own death said Thursday that the elaborately staged murder including getting smeared in pig's blood and taken to the morgue. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: Russian missile downed Malaysia Airlines plane, investigators say In our news wrap Thursday, international investigators say the missile that destroyed a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine in 2014 came from a Russian military unit. Moscow denies any responsibility. Also, war monitors say airstrikes killed 12 pro-government fighters in… Continue watching
May 24 Russia behind crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, investigators say By Mike Corder, Associated Press The Boeing 777 passenger jet was headed from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when it was blown out of the sky over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 passengers and crew were killed. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 24:57 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 1, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 1, President Trump calls tougher immigration laws and says he will not back a deal for DACA. And, despite being attacked over four years of war, a Ukrainian plant crucial to the country's economy… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 4:52 In the crossfire of Ukraine-Russia conflict, an industrial plant fights to survive By PBS News Hour A conflict between Ukraine and Russia since 2014 has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced 2 million and put businesses on the border, like the Metinvest plant in Eastern Ukraine, in the crossfire. Metinvest is the largest plant in Europe… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 5:56 School children are targets in the war in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour In Eastern Ukraine, children still go to school and play, but the intrusion of violence into their everyday lives has made them the vulnerable victims of a war that's about to enter its fourth year. Special correspondent Sebastian Meyer went… Continue watching