Mar 05 Watch News Wrap: Diplomats make little headway on Ukraine outcome in Paris meeting By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian and European counterparts to discuss peace in Ukraine. Meanwhile, pro-Russian activists re-claimed a government building in Eastern Ukraine and a UN special envoy abandoned his mission in… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Tuesday March 4, 2014 By PBS News Hour On our program Tuesday, a war of words amps up on the crisis in the Crimea region of Ukraine between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Secretary of State John Kerry and others. Also, President Obama’s budget plan takes aim at economic… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Reviewing U.S. options for responding to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner offers background on possible diplomatic steps for the U.S. on the Crimea crisis, then Judy Woodruff talks to John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Amy Knight, author of "How the Cold War Began,"… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Putin insists Russia will reserve the right to use force in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Speaking out for the first time since effectively taking over Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that region is gradually stabilizing, but he reserved the right to use force to protect ethnic Russians there. Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Debating how the U.S. should respond to Moscow’s military moves in Crimea By PBS News Hour How damaging is Russia’s recent activity in Crimea to Russia’s long-term relationship with the West? Is the current tension adding momentum toward “a new Cold War divide?" Gwen Ifill gets two views from Stephen Cohen of New York University and… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Urging change of course by Russia, U.S. ‘prepared to facilitate’ talks with Ukraine By PBS News Hour Russia has effectively taken control of the Crimean region in Ukraine, despite efforts by the international community to isolate Russia with condemnation and economic penalties if it doesn’t back down. Judy Woodruff talks to Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Obama: ‘Russia is on the wrong side of history’ in Ukraine dispute By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Monday, March 3, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tonight on the program, we examine the increasingly tense situation in Ukraine as Russian forces have seized key areas in Crimea, drawing international reactions. Also: Teaching students how to combat the stresses of poverty through yoga, a second look at… Continue watching
Mar 03 Standoff between Russian and Ukraine troops spark traded accusations, threats By Justin Scuiletti, Joshua Barajas The military standoff between Russia and Ukraine continued to raise tensions Monday in the peninsula of Crimea. Continue reading