March 8, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

As President Biden announced energy sanctions on Tuesday, inside Russia the economic shockwaves continue. The central bank has now set a limit on withdrawals of dollars amid increasingly worthless rubles. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the Russian war and the American and allied response, both in aid and sanctions.

The U.S. ban on Russian oil adds another level of pressure to a strained global market. The average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. is now $4.17, and the price of crude oil topped $130 a barrel earlier this week. Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of S&P global and author of several major books on oil and energy including "The Prize" and “The New Map,” joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.

In explaining why he launched the invasion, President Putin falsely claimed that Ukraine was always a part of Russia, while he also made bogus assertions about pro-Russian Ukrainians being under threat. To help sort fact from fiction, and gain a better understanding of how we got to this point, the NewsHour's Ali Rogin looks at the history of Ukraine and its people's political independence.

On International Women’s Day, we take a closer look at the state of women and girls worldwide. Michelle Milford Morse, the United Nations Foundation’s vice president for girls and women strategy, joins NewsHour's Nicole Ellis to discuss the agency’s new report on gender inequality across the globe.