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PBS News Hour - Full Show

April 20, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the Easter truce falters as Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of launching hundreds of attacks. What the elimination of the EPA’s environmental justice offices could mean for communities. The dire conditions on the ground in Gaza after the collapse of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Plus, a groundbreaking spacecraft retires after a decade of mapping billions of stars. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Tonight on PBS News Weekend, the Easter troops falters as Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of watching hundreds of attacks.

0:13.4

Then when eliminating the environmental justice offices that the EPA could mean for poor and minority communities.

0:20.7

And after a decade mapping billions of stars

0:23.6

across the Milky Way and beyond,

0:25.7

a groundbreaking spacecraft retires.

0:29.0

We were witnessing something big that was ending.

0:32.8

And there was many emotions, and there was tears in the room.

0:50.5

Good evening. I'm John Yang.

0:55.3

Tonight, Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for breaking the one-day Easter ceasefire that Russian President Vladimir Putin had declared. Ukrainian president, Volodomar Zelensky,

1:00.7

said Russia never ceased firing and attacks continued after Putin's announcement. Russia said it was

1:06.7

Ukraine that broke the truce, shooting at Russian positions and launching drone attacks,

1:11.2

killing civilians. Today, the State Department said the United States is committed to achieving

1:15.8

a full and comprehensive ceasefire. William Taylor is a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic

1:21.5

Council's Eurasia Center. He was U.S. ambassador to Ukraine under George W. Bush and the

1:26.3

temporary head of mission there

1:27.6

in the first administration of President Trump later testifying in his impeachment.

1:32.3

So this ceasefire that one side declares and ends up, this devolves into this finger

1:38.5

pointing. What do you make of this?

1:40.5

They're probably not serious, John. That is, Putin was not serious. He's declared ceasefires before and violated them. Zolensky said 30-hour ceasefire, no, 30-day ceasefire. Zolensky said if he want a serious ceasefire, do the ceasefire that President Trump and President Zelensky agreed on a comprehensive

2:04.0

30-day ceasefire, air, land, and sea.

2:07.8

And if you're serious, Mr. Putin, go for that kind of a ceasefire.

2:12.6

This past week, U.S. officials, Secretary of State, the president sounded like their patience

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