Mar 01 In lengthy phone call, Obama and Putin trade words on Ukraine crisis By Elisabeth Ponsot, Kayla Ruble President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone on Saturday about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, according to separate statements from the White House and the Kremlin… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch U.S. and EU react to Russian vote on military force By PBS News Hour After a week of heightened tension in Ukraine, the Russian parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to use military force in Ukraine’s eastern region of Crimea. How will this development affect the ongoing crisis in Ukraine? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Charles… Continue watching
Mar 01 Limited options for U.S., Europe in Ukraine By Julie Pace, Associated Press Despite blunt warnings about costs and consequences, President Barack Obama and European leaders have limited options for retaliating against Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the former Soviet republic now at the center of an emerging conflict between East and West. Continue reading
Mar 01 Russian parliament votes to allow military force in Ukraine By News Desk The Russian parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to allow President Vladimir Putin to use the country’s military forces in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 01 Obama warns Russia of costs for military intervention in Ukraine By Associated Press President Barack Obama is warning Russia "there will be costs" for any military maneuvers it launches in Ukraine, a move U.S. and Ukrainian officials say they believe to be already underway. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch Obama warns against ‘profound interference’ in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Ukraine’s new interior minister accused Moscow of an “armed invasion,” after armed gunmen took over two airports, a coast guard station and a border post in the pro-Russian Crimea region. President Obama meanwhile warned that any violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Why Russia is ‘flexing its muscle’ in Crimea By PBS News Hour Crimea, a former Russian-held region, is home to Russia’s Black Sea naval fleet and other important Russian assets. With Ukraine in turmoil over the future of its leadership, Jeffrey Brown talks to Angela Stent of Georgetown University and Dimitri Simes… Continue watching
Feb 28 Obama warns against Russian military intervention in Ukraine By News Desk President Barack Obama said Friday afternoon that "we are now deeply concerned about reports of movements taken by the Russian Federation within Ukraine" and "there will be costs" to any military intervention. Continue reading
Feb 28 Obama: ‘There will be costs’ to Russian intervention in Ukraine By Associated Press http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s25PxNC7MM4 President Obama spoke Friday on the situation in Ukraine… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Thursday, February 27, 2014 By PBS News Hour On our program Thursday, pro-Russian protesters seized the Crimean parliament, once Ukraine voted in a new prime minister. Also: We look at a refugee camp in Syria struggling to receive humanitarian aid, President Barack Obama’s new initiative for young men… Continue watching