Mar 17 Watch In wake of Crimea’s vote, West struggles to anticipate Putin’s next move By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch How will Crimeans who oppose Russian annexation respond to referendum outcome? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Obama, EU challenge Crimea secession with Russia sanctions By PBS News Hour President Obama and leaders in the European Union announced new penalties against Russia a day after citizens in the Ukrainian region of Crimea voted to secede. But Russia appeared unfazed in the face of its toughest sanctions since the end… Continue watching
Mar 17 Putin declares Crimea a ‘sovereign and independent’ state By Joshua Barajas The Crimean parliament formally declared independence from Ukraine on Monday after an overwhelming vote for Sunday's referendum to join Russia. Continue reading
Mar 17 U.S. announces most comprehensive sanctions against Russia since the Cold War By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Obama's executive order issued Monday names seven Russian government officials. The United States also says it identifies and targets the assets of other individuals who aren't government officials but are supporting them. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch Crimea votes in favor of joining Russia By PBS News Hour Defying international protests that called the process illegitimate, Crimea today went ahead with a referendum and voted overwhelmingly to join Russia. What was it like at the polls today? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with NewsHour’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch Tensions Rise in Eastern Ukraine After a Series of Rallies By PBS News Hour The spotlight focused on Crimea Sunday as the region voted whether or not to secede from Ukraine. Other parts of Ukraine caught in the crisis with Russia also showed growing signs of volatility. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Frontline’s James Jones… Continue watching
Mar 16 U.S. warns Russia on moves near east, south Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- With the Crimea referendum an apparent foregone conclusion and U.S. and European sanctions on Russia imminent, the Obama administration shifted its sites Sunday to stopping Russian military advances near eastern and southern Ukraine that could further… Continue reading
Mar 16 NewsHour reporters document the voting process in Crimea By News Desk PBS NewsHour producer Morgan Till is documenting his journey with chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner across Ukraine on Twitter. Today they are watching as voters throughout the Crimean Peninsula post ballots on a local referendum to decide whether the region… Continue reading
Mar 16 White House urges Putin to back down in Crimea By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House says that if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t back down in Crimea, he will face penalties from the West that will hurt the Russian economy and diminish Moscow’s influence in the world. White House senior… Continue reading