Sep 18 Watch News Wrap: Putin Applauds U.S. Reversal on Missile Shield In other news, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin applauded President Obama's "brave decision" to cancel plans for a U.S. missile shield in Europe, and seven former CIA directors asked the White House to end a criminal probe of interrogation tactics… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Obama Appeals for Stronger Partnership with Russia Stressing "common interests," President Obama made the case Tuesday for a renewed spirit of cooperation between the United States and Russia. Margaret Warner speaks with Gwen Ifill from Moscow. Continue watching
Jul 07 Obama Calls for Stronger U.S.-Russian Relationship By Admin, PBS News Hour As he wraps up his two-day trip to Moscow, President Barack Obama urged the resetting of the U.S.-Russian relationship while citing the common interests that could form the basis for stronger political and economic ties. Continue reading
Jul 06 Obama Leadership Faces Test at Moscow Summit By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama opened a U.S.-Russia summit in Moscow Monday with a prediction of "extraordinary progress" in the areas of nuclear arms reduction and other key bilateral issues. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Medvedev's First Year in Office Brings Surprises, Scrutiny In the first report of a series from Russia, Margaret Warner takes a closer look at the country's political leadership, focusing on President Dmitry Medvedev's first year in office and the role of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the government. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Margaret Warner Previews Reports From Russia Ahead of President Obama's visit to Moscow next month, Margaret Warner previews her upcoming reports on changes in the political and economic landscape there. Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Other News: Stocks Sink, California Approves Budget Stocks plummeted after bleak unemployment and manufacturing reports, and the California legislature approved and sent a budget to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger after a long political deadlock. Jim Lehrer recaps the day's other news headlines. Continue watching
Jan 06 Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute Escalates By Admin, PBS News Hour The ongoing struggle between Ukraine and Russia over energy has sharply escalated, with Turkey and European countries now reporting sharp cutoffs of Russian gas shipped to Europe through pipelines across Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 01 Russia Cuts off Gas to Ukraine, Supplies Continue to Europe By Admin, PBS News Hour Russia stopped supplies of natural gas to neighboring Ukraine over a contract and debt dispute, raising concerns of gas shortages in the rest of Europe which depends on gas supplies from Russia. Continue reading
Sep 18 Rice Slams 'Aggressive' Russian Policies in Speech By PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered sharp criticisms of Russia Thursday, saying that the West must stand up to its "bullying" and that Russia's policies have put it on a path to isolation and irrelevance. Continue reading