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
Apr 15 Little will for American involvement in Ukraine By Domenico Montanaro There is little American political will for strong U.S. intervention in Ukraine, a new poll finds. While a majority, 55 percent, say the situation in Ukraine is key to U.S. national interests, 50 percent of Americans don’t think the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 15 Ukrainian military recaptures eastern airport By Ariel Min In Ukraine's first military action against pro-Russian uprisings in the east, army troops have regained control over a small airport near Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, according to Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov. Continue reading