May 15 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Finland declares its intention to join the NATO alliance In our news wrap: Finland made official its declaration to join the western NATO alliance as the fellow Nordic nation of Sweden has also moved a step closer to applying for membership. Also, Turkey remains the greatest obstacle to Finland… Continue watching
May 14 Putin says Finland NATO membership would harm relations By Jari Tanner, Associated Press The Kremlin’s press service said in a statement Saturday Putin told Sauli Niinisto that Finland’s abandonment “of its traditional policy of military neutrality would be an error since there are no threats to Finland’s security.”… Continue reading
May 09 Putin hails Victory Day, does not signal end to Ukraine war By Elena Becatoros, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict was headed. That came as his forces pressed their offensive with… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 4:42 A thousand miles from Ukraine, Syrians in Idlib fear history is repeating itself By Ali Rogin, Abdel Razaq el-Shami Ukrainians have been living, suffering and dying under withering Russian air, artillery and missile strikes. Their plight and resistance are perhaps nowhere better understood than in Syria's Idlib province. There, Syrians who oppose president Bashar al-Assad are in their 11th… Continue watching
Apr 23 How sanctions are affecting the Russian economy By Ken Sweet, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press As the West moved to cut off Russia’s access to its foreign reserves, limit imports of key technologies and take other restrictive actions, the Kremlin launched some drastic measures to protect the economy. Continue reading
Apr 21 Putin tries to claim victory in Mariupol but won’t storm last holdout of Ukrainian resistance By Adam Schreck, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war's iconic battleground. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 7:22 What Putin’s past tells us about where Russia’s war goes next Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, but financier Bill Browder said he’s tried to warn governments about Vladimir Putin’s corruption and violence for years longer. Judy Woodruff asks Browder about his new book, “Freezing Order,” which details what he learned… Continue watching
Apr 12 Russia will continue Ukraine invasion until ‘full completion’ of goals, Putin vows By Yuras Karmanau, Adam Schreck, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin has vowed that Russia’s bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled. Continue reading
Apr 04 Russia’s Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings, says Biden By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden called for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he'd seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 02 Former UN prosecutor calls for global arrest warrant for Putin By Associated Press The Swiss lawyer who oversaw U.N. investigations in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia said there were clear war crimes being committed in Ukraine. Continue reading