Mar 07 WATCH: Blinken holds joint news briefing with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In the Latvian capital of Riga, Blinken said the Baltics have “formed a democratic wall that now stands against the tide of autocracy” that Russia is pushing in Europe. Continue reading
Mar 06 Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians By Associated Press Russian forces stepped up overnight shelling of Ukrainian cities in the center, north and south of the country late Sunday, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:27 Families flee homes in Ukraine as death toll mounts By PBS NewsHour Hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, many while attempting to flee. And those who have made it across the border face a growing refugee crisis in Poland, Romania and other surrounding countries. NewsHour’s foreign… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 8:21 Russian invasion of Ukraine underscores Putin’s long-held goals By PBS NewsHour Weekend President Vladimir Putin has long believed that the disintegration of the Soviet Union was a mistake and that Ukraine is not a ‘legitimate country’. Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what the invasion reveals… Continue watching
Mar 06 Zelensky says Russia sanctions not sufficient By Associated Press The Russian military has warned Ukraine’s neighboring countries from hosting its warplanes, saying Moscow may consider them a part of the conflict if Ukrainian aircraft fly combat missions from their territory. Continue reading
Mar 05 Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion By Associated Press Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country’s financial system after its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 05 Zelensky’s ‘desperate’ plea to Congress: Send more planes By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Fighting for his country’s survival, Ukraine’s leader made a “desperate” plea Saturday to American lawmakers for the United States to help get more warplanes to his military and cut off Russian oil imports as Kyiv tries to stave off the… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 4:43 Ukraine calls for no fly zone, NATO support as Russian bombing continues By PBS NewsHour Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its tenth day as President Zelensky reiterated his call for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, and the partial ceasefire to facilitate the humanitarian corridor did not hold. Russian president Vladimir Putin warned against the no-fly… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 6:35 Carrying children and pets, Ukrainians flee to Poland to escape Russian bombardment By Simon Ostrovsky The United Nations estimates nearly a million and a half Ukrainians will flee the country by this weekend, making it one of the largest refugee crises in Europe in recent history. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports from the… Continue watching
Mar 05 Cease-fire attempt in Ukraine fails amid Russian shelling By Associated Press Ukrainian officials said Russian artillery fire and airstrikes had prevented residents from leaving before the agreed-to evacuations got underway. … Continue reading