Mar 19 Watch News Wrap: Ukraine announces plan to pull troops from Crimea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, acting leaders in Kiev announced a plan to evacuate troops from Crimea after Russian forces seized part of the Ukrainian naval headquarters in Sevastopol. Also, Malaysian authorities have turned to the FBI to help analyze… Continue watching
Mar 19 Biden says United States will defend NATO allies from Russian aggression By Josh Lederman, Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Issuing an outright warning to Moscow, Vice President Joe Biden declared Wednesday the United States will respond to any aggression against its NATO allies, as Russia's neighbors looked warily to the escalating crisis in nearby Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Calculating a U.S. response to 'new reality' of Russia's claim in Crimea By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Calculating a U.S. response to 'new reality' of Russia's claim in Crimea By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch In signing treaty, Putin declares Crimea has always been 'inseparable' part of Russia By PBS News Hour Vladimir Putin added Crimea to the map of Russia with a stroke of his pen. The Russian president delivered an emotional address to his parliament on the annexation of that peninsula before endorsing the formal treaty. Margaret Warner reports on… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch In wake of Crimea's vote, West struggles to anticipate Putin's next move By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch How will Crimeans who oppose Russian annexation respond to referendum outcome? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Obama, EU challenge Crimea secession with Russia sanctions By PBS News Hour President Obama and leaders in the European Union announced new penalties against Russia a day after citizens in the Ukrainian region of Crimea voted to secede. But Russia appeared unfazed in the face of its toughest sanctions since the end… Continue watching
Mar 17 Putin declares Crimea a 'sovereign and independent' state By Joshua Barajas The Crimean parliament formally declared independence from Ukraine on Monday after an overwhelming vote for Sunday's referendum to join Russia. Continue reading
Mar 17 U.S. announces most comprehensive sanctions against Russia since the Cold War By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Obama's executive order issued Monday names seven Russian government officials. The United States also says it identifies and targets the assets of other individuals who aren't government officials but are supporting them. Continue reading