Feb 19 UPDATE: Ukraine’s government and opposition call for truce By Justin Scuiletti Updated 06:08 p.m. EST | Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders called for a truce Wednesday after the two sides met following a deadly clash that left dozens dead in the capital of Kiev. A statement posted on… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 8:15 News Wrap: Kiev breaks into violent, fiery battle after weeks of protest standoff By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, more than a dozen people were killed in Ukraine’s capital city Kiev, as thousands of police attacked thousands of anti-government protesters, who have been demanding closer ties with the West. Meanwhile, in Iraq, a string… Continue watching
Feb 18 UPDATE: 18 reported dead in Kiev protests By Justin Scuiletti At least nine people have reportedly died in clashes between policemen and anti-government protesters in Ukraine Tuesday. The Associated Press reports that fire has engulfed the protest camp in the center of the country's capital, Kiev, as police advance on… Continue reading
Feb 16 What we’re watching Sunday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from trapped miners in South Africa to amnesty offers in Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 13 It may be warm in Sochi, but these 5 things are chilling U.S-Russia relations By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The weather is warm at this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, yet U.S.-Russian relations are still in the deep freeze. Back in 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Russia's top diplomat a red button labeled "reset" to symbolize… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Examining the push and pull over Ukraine between Russia and the West By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner has talked to Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland about her leaked phone conversation on the situation in Ukraine. Margaret joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the possible motivations behind the leak and Russia’s longstanding emotional… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Leaked diplomatic phone conversation generates outrage over U.S. meddling in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 07 Leaked U.S. phone call about Ukraine draws anger from Russia, EU By Zachary Treu A taped and leaked telephone conversation about the future of Ukrainian politics between two U.S. politicians has caused a diplomatic flap, exacerbating tensions between the United States and Russia. The phone recording features voices resembling those of Assistant Secretary of… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch Tuesday, January 28, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tonight on the program, we preview President Obama's fifth State of the Union address and talk to Press Secretary Jay Carney. Also: Russian security to be regimented at Sochi games, Congress nears a compromise on a farm bill, Ukraine's parliament… Continue watching