Apr 22 Watch Biden urges Russia to live up to Geneva agreement on Ukraine By PBS News Hour In a show of solidarity with Ukraine’s embattled interim government, Vice President Biden issued a warning to Russia to follow the agreement struck in Geneva to diffuse tensions. Meanwhile, pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine continued to defy the accord, and… Continue watching
Apr 22 Florida race highlights shadowy role of Super PACs By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Voters in southwest Florida’s 19th congressional district head to the polls Tuesday to elect candidates to replace resigned Republican Rep. Trey Radel. Radel, the freshman member who was caught buying cocaine in Washington, D.C., the first member of Congress to… Continue reading
Apr 21 Biden visits Ukraine to push support for reform efforts By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine -- Vice President Joe Biden on Monday launched a high-profile visit to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to Ukraine and push for urgent implementation of an international agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions even as violence continues. The State Department… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Pro-Russian militias continue to occupy buildings in eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour On Friday’s program, deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes called on Russia to influence pro-Russian demonstrators to leave the government buildings they’re occupying in eastern Ukraine. To follow up on these comments, Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Timothy Frye, the director… Continue watching
Apr 19 Obama, traveling in Asia, confronts a region warily watching Ukraine crisis By Julie Pace, Associated Press As President Barack Obama travels through Asia this coming week, he will confront a region that's warily watching the crisis in Ukraine through the prism of its own territorial tensions with China. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch How will U.S. deliver consequences if Eastern Ukraine conflict doesn’t improve? By PBS News Hour Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the Geneva deal, escalating unrest in Ukraine and the prospect of imposing additional sanctions on Russia. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Shields and Brooks on Keystone politics, Nevada land dispute By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Keystone pipeline decision delay, a conflict in Nevada over private use of public land, Putin’s motives in the ongoing… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch U.S. cautious about diplomatic deal to calm conflict in Ukraine By PBS News Hour After several hours of negotiation, diplomats including Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Sergei Lavrov announced a tentative agreement to ease conflict in Eastern Ukraine. But can Russia and Ukraine actually agree on the real terms of the deal?… Continue watching
Apr 17 Putin admits unmarked soldiers in Ukraine were Russian; optimistic about Geneva talks By Willis Raburu For a long time, Russian President Vladimir Putin remained silent over the involvement of Russian troops in Crimea. However, speaking on a televised call-in show Thursday, Putin admitted for the first time that the troops present in Crimea wearing… Continue reading
Apr 16 U.S. plans to send non-lethal aid package to bolster Ukrainian military By Julie Pace, Associated Press The United States is working on a package of non-lethal aid for Ukraine that could include medical supplies and clothing, but would stop short of providing body armor and other military-style equipment, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The incremental assistance would… Continue reading