Mar 20 Watch Brushing off expanded sanctions, Moscow moves to annex Crimea By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 20 Russian forces release Ukrainian navy chief By Joshua Barajas Russian forces have released navy chief Serhiy Hayuk, who was detained Wednesday amid the Russian takeover of the naval base in Crimean city of Sevastopol, the acting president of Ukraine said Thursday. 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 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 16 U.S. warns Russia on moves near east, south Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- With the Crimea referendum an apparent foregone conclusion and U.S. and European sanctions on Russia imminent, the Obama administration shifted its sites Sunday to stopping Russian military advances near eastern and southern Ukraine that could further… Continue reading
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 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