Sep 03 Obama: Russia threatens peace in Europe By Julie Pace, Associated Press Obama, who faces criticism in the U.S. for being too cautious in confronting Russian President Putin, sharply condemned Moscow's provocations. He declared in blunt terms that Russian forces that have moved into Ukraine in recent weeks are not on a… Continue reading
Sep 03 Second beheading dares U.S. to act By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford The reported beheading of another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, by the Islamic State group is almost daring President Obama and the United States’ European allies to act. President Obama responded Wednesday morning from Estonia, where he is on an overseas… Continue reading
Sep 03 Conflicting reports of a Ukraine cease-fire emerge a day before NATO summit By News Desk and Associated Press President Obama reacted to early news of the possible cease-fire saying "it's too early to tell" if the aggressions would actually stop. Obama spoke from Estonia, where he is traveling ahead of the Nato summit. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch News Wrap: U.S. airstrike may have killed Somali militant leader By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Pentagon confirmed that a U.S. airstrike in Somalia overnight targeted the leader of the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab. It was unclear whether Ahmed Abdi Godane -- the alleged mastermind behind the raid of a Kenyan… Continue watching
Sep 02 NATO to bolster security against Russian aggression By Julie Pace, Associated Press Confronted by a Kremlin-backed military offensive in Ukraine, President Barack Obama and Western allies will approve plans this week to position at least 4,000 troops and military equipment in Eastern Europe, bolstering NATO's security commitments to nervous member states near… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Why negotiations are likely ‘the only way out’ of Ukraine crisis By PBS News Hour Ukrainian rebels softened their demand for outright independence at the talks in Belarus on Monday. Instead, they offered to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty in exchange for a measure of autonomy. Judy Woodruff joins The Christian Science Monitor’s Fred Weir, reporting from… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Despite Ukraine peace talks, military tensions escalate By PBS News Hour Ukraine, Russia and the Ukrainian rebels participated in talks aimed at restoring peace at a gathering in Belarus on Monday. Despite the new dialogue, parties on the ground seem to be bracing for more conflict. Matt Frei of Independent Television… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch From the front lines: Ukraine army in ‘very difficult state’ By PBS News Hour Overnight there was a rare moment of cooperation between Russia and Ukraine as 9 Russian soldiers were swapped for 63 Ukrainian soldiers at the border. But, the crisis continues as officials said Sunday a Ukraine Navy vessel came under fire… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Sanctions ‘only pressure point the West has’ in Ukraine-Russia crisis By PBS News Hour For more perspective about what options the United States and its Western allies have to deal with the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, Nicholas Burns joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Massachusetts. Burns is a former Under Secretary of State… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Ukraine military facing ‘overwhelming odds’ as incursions continue By PBS News Hour For the latest on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Alan Cullison of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Kiev. Continue watching