Mar 16 White House urges Putin to back down in Crimea By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House says that if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't back down in Crimea, he will face penalties from the West that will hurt the Russian economy and diminish Moscow's influence in the world. White House senior… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch In New York's Little Ukraine, tension mounts ahead of vote By PBS News Hour Metropolitan New York City is home to more than 113,000 ethnic Ukrainians. NewsHour visited Little Ukraine in the East Village to gauge local sentiment about the conflict in Crimea. Continue watching
Mar 15 NewsHour reporters are following preparations for tomorrow's vote in Crimea By News Desk PBS NewsHour producer Morgan Till is documenting his journey with chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner across Ukraine on Twitter. On Sunday, voters throughout the Crimean Peninsula will cast their ballots on a local referendum to decide whether… Continue reading
Mar 14 Lavrov says U.S. and Russia still at great odds over Ukraine crisis By Sam Lane Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that there is "no common" vision between the United States and his country over the situation in Ukraine, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading
Mar 14 Margaret Warner rolls into Crimea with PBS NewsHour reporting team By Travis Daub PBS NewsHour producer Morgan Till is documenting his journey with chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner across Ukraine on Twitter. Warner will report from Crimea for the next few days, crossing the country by train and car. Continue reading
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Mar 13 Watch News Wrap: Germany's Merkel warns neighbor Russia about potential damage from Ukraine crisis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 13 An economic way to nudge Putin out of the crisis in Ukraine By George C. Lodge The way out of the crisis in Ukraine and toward serious negotiations over Crimea, George Cabot Lodge argues, is to carefully convince Russia of its dependency on the world economy. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch Wednesday, March 12, 2014 By PBS News Hour On the NewsHour Wednesday, Ukraine’s interim prime minister met with President Obama to appeal for aid and support in responding to opposition from Russia. Also, we ask whether a key race in Florida might foreshadow the midterm elections, technology experts… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Can U.S. balance deterrence and diplomacy in responding to Russia's move in Ukraine? By PBS News Hour Days before Crimea’s planned referendum on whether to split from Ukraine, the White House made a symbolic gesture by hosting that country’s interim leader. How far should the U.S. go in supporting Ukraine’s new government? Hari Sreenivasan gets two views… Continue watching