May 11 Kerry set to make first trip to Russia since Ukraine crisis By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Russia on his first visit to the country since relations between Washington and Moscow plummeted to post-Cold War lows amid disagreements over Ukraine and Syria. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Al-Qaida seizes airport, oil terminal in Yemen By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, al-Qaida militants in Yemen took over a major airport, seaport and oil terminal in the country’s south today. The militants clashed with military forces before seizing control. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin adamantly denied that… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: Thousands homeless in Vanuatu after devastating cyclone By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 28 US leaders condemn killing of Russian opposition figure By Associated Press President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday condemned the killing of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Continue reading
Feb 21 Despite faltering economy, Russia will continue defense upgrade By Daniel Costa-Roberts In the face of a moribund economy and growing tensions with the west, Moscow will move ahead with a planned decade-long upgrade of the Russian military, raising 2015 defense spending to 3.3 trillion rubles ($50 billion), a 30 percent nominal… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 2:31 Minsk deal offers ‘glimmer of hope’ amid major obstacles for Ukraine, Russia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:35 U.S. unity with Europe vital to pressuring Russia on Ukraine By PBS News Hour President Obama and Germany’s leader Angela Merkel showed unity in their support for an end to fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels, but there have been signs of a rift over whether to send arms to the Ukrainian government. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 3:22 Obama leaves open the option of arming Ukraine if diplomacy and sanctions fail By PBS News Hour German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with President Obama to discuss how to defuse fighting on the Ukrainian border. While Merkel has warned that adding more weapons to the equation would simply escalate the war, Obama said arming Ukrainian forces will… Continue watching
Jan 08 Lithuanian activists fight ‘Kremlin propaganda’ with stickers of beetles By Ruth Tam In Lithuania, consumers are fighting Russian propaganda with a little of their own --in sticker form. Continue reading