Aug 13 Watch Diplomats Analyze U.S. Response to Georgia Conflict President Bush on Wednesday promised Georgia that the U.S. military would deliver aid to help it recover from its fighting with Russia. Former diplomats Lawrence Eagleburger and Madeleine Albright analyze the U.S. response. Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Russia, Georgia Agree to Terms of Cease-fire Deal The presidents of Russia and Georgia agreed Tuesday to the terms of a cease-fire deal aimed at ending the fighting over Georgia's breakaway province, South Ossetia. Vitaly Churkin, Russia's envoy to the U.N., discusses the crisis, and regional experts offer… Continue watching
Aug 11 Georgia-Russia Crisis Deepens, Diplomats Rush to Urge Cease-fire By Admin, PBS News Hour Russian troops continued to push into separatist regions of Georgia on Monday and Georgian forces reportedly renewed some shelling of South Ossetia as violence continued to rage between the neighboring countries over the breakaway provinces. Continue reading
May 07 Medvedev Takes Helm in Russia, Nominates Putin as Premier By Admin, PBS News Hour Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's third president Wednesday in an elaborate ceremony inside the Grand Kremlin Palace, and hours later nominated his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, as prime minister. Continue reading
Apr 03 U.S. Wins NATO Support for Missile Shield Plan By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush secured NATO endorsement Thursday for his plans to construct a missile defense shield in Europe despite firm Russian opposition but failed to win backing for the quick accession of Ukraine and Georgia to the alliance. Continue reading
Feb 29 Watch Election Marks Uncertain Milepost in Russian Democracy After eight years of firm rule, Russian President Vladimir Putin is bound by law to give up his position. But Sunday's election, in which his hand-picked successor is expected to cruise to victory, is being derided by some as simply… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Time Names Russia’s Putin ‘Person of the Year’ in New Sign of Influence Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year" Wednesday -- the latest sign of Putin's rise as a key player on the world stage. A Time editor and a policy expert examine Putin's leadership and how… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Putin Offered Key Role in Likely Successor’s Government Dmitry Medvedev, the man tapped as the likely successor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, offered the outgoing president a role in his government as prime minister once Putin is constitutionally required to step down in the spring. Continue watching
Dec 10 Putin Eyed for PM Role in Likely Successor’s Government By PBS News Hour Dmitry Medvedev, the man tapped as the likely successor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, offered the outgoing president a role in his government as prime minister once Putin is forced to step down in the spring. Continue reading
Dec 07 Russian Official Asserts Goal of Nuclear Parity with U.S. By Admin, PBS News Hour Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, a possible candidate in the country's upcoming presidential election, said Friday that Russia must be on par with the United States in terms of military and nuclear arms. Continue reading