Apr 08 Trump condemns ‘Animal Assad’ for suspected chemical attack By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Syrian President Bashar Assad's government is denying the allegations of such an attack on a rebel-held town near Damascus, the capital. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 5:18 New round of U.S. sanctions target Putin-connected oligarchs, officials By PBS News Hour The Trump administration announced new sanctions to punish Russia for "malign activity" around the world, targeting 24 Russian government officials and tycoons. John Yang speaks to special correspondent Ryan Chilcote about what makes the latest round different from previous actions… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 4:37 Analyzing Trump’s statements on Mexico, Amazon and Putin By PBS News Hour The U.S. military may soon be guarding the nation's border with Mexico. That's according to President Trump, who also warned he could tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement if the Mexican government doesn't cooperate. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Russia forges closer ties with Turkey By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, where they approved plans for Russia to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant. Also, high-speed trains stood still in France as a series… Continue watching
Apr 03 Putin calls for probe into spy poisoning, saying scientists have failed to identify source of nerve agent By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow wants a thorough probe into the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in Britain and will demand to be part of it. Continue reading
Apr 02 U.S. raises possibility of Trump-Putin meeting at the White House By Ken Thomas, Associated Press If it happens, Putin would be getting the honor of an Oval Office tete-a-tete for the first time since he met President George W. Bush at the White House in 2005. Both sides said they hadn't started preparations for such… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:10 Feud with the West bolsters Putin’s image, as tragic Siberian fire shows limits of his control By PBS News Hour American diplomats packed up at the U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg on Friday, another escalation in the current diplomatic crisis making Russia-U.S. relations more cloudy and dangerous than any point since the Cold War. But while international tensions may strengthen… Continue watching
Mar 21 Briefing papers warned Trump: ‘DO NOT CONGRATULATE’ Putin By Jonathan Lemire and Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump was warned in briefing materials to refrain from congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election, but he did so anyway, a senior administration official said Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 20 Trump calls Russia’s Putin to congratulate him on re-election By Jonathan Lemire, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press "I suspect that we'll probably be meeting in the not too distant future to discuss the arms race, which is getting out of control," Trump said. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 5:12 Re-elected by a landslide, Putin projects unchallenged power By PBS News Hour It was a surprise to no one: Russian President Vladimir Putin won another six-year term in a landslide election over the weekend. His main challenger, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was barred from running, because of what he says are politically… Continue watching