Russian drone strikes kill 2 in Ukraine ahead of holiday ceasefire

Russian drone strikes killed at least two people in the Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight into Saturday, local authorities reported.

• Apr 11

Putin declares 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has declared a ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter.

• Apr 9

Trump says he has "no problem" with Russian tanker bringing oil to Cuba

When asked if a New York Times report that the tanker would be allowed to reach Cuba was true, Mr. Trump said: "If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it's Russia or not."

• Mar 30

2 NATO allies report drone impacts as Ukraine and Russia traded attacks

NATO members Estonia and Latvia say stray drones hit their territory amid one of Moscow's biggest assaults on Ukraine.

• Mar 25

Russia launches massive attack across Ukraine

Russian drone strikes pounded several cities in Ukraine on Tuesday, setting fire to a 17th-century church that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lviv. These videos show some of the damage and cleanup efforts across the country.

• Mar 24
• 9:01

How Russia is benefitting from "America's war of choice in Iran"

Treasury chief Scott Bessent said Russia wouldn't benefit from an easing of oil sanctions to calm energy markets. But Russia is.

• Mar 18

"Mr. Nobody Against Putin": How one Russian teacher confronted Kremlin propaganda

When the Kremlin's propaganda machine framed the invasion of Ukraine as a heroic calling, drilling the message into schoolchildren, one brave teacher turned his camera onto that indoctrination. The result: a remarkable Oscar-nominated documentary.

• Mar 16

"Mr. Nobody Against Putin": How a Russian teacher resisted

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin's propaganda machine framed the war as a heroic calling, drilling the message into children at every school in the country. One brave teacher turned his camera onto that indoctrination. The result: a remarkable Oscar-nominated documentary, "Mr. Nobody Against Putin." Elizabeth Palmer talks with schoolteacher Pasha Talankin, now living in exile, and his co-director David Borenstein, about the moral choice Talankin made as an act of resistance to expose Putin's lies.

• Mar 15
• 5:31

Stefanishyna: Russia a factor in Iran war

Olga Stefanishyna, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Russia is "absolutely a factor" in the war with Iran as Russia was "investing in regimes like Iran, Venezuela, and Syria, just because they thought it's not possible to have the resolute action as it is now taking place with Iran and as it was before in Venezuela."

• Mar 8
• 7:44

Aaron David Miller on U.S. diplomacy efforts

Throughout his second term, President Trump has deployed his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff to negotiate several international issues, including a potential nuclear deal with Iran, before the start of the war. Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins to discuss.

• Mar 6
• 5:14

Man charged with trafficking young Kenyans to fight for Russia in Ukraine

The founder of a Kenyan recruitment agency stands accused of deceiving and then trafficking young Kenyans to fight in Russia's war on Ukraine.

• Feb 26

Latvian foreign minister on Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian and U.S. officials will meet in Geneva on Thursday ahead of a new round of talks with Russia as the war enters its fifth year. Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže joins "The Takeout" to unpack her call to put maximum pressure on Putin to end the conflict.

• Feb 25
• 5:41

As Ukraine war enters year 5, Zelenskyy, Kremlin agree: Russia falling short

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the start of the fifth year of the Ukraine war​ by saying Russia has failed to achieve its goals — and the Kremlin agreed.

• Feb 24

Ukrainian reflects on 4 years of war

This week, Russia's war in Ukraine marks four years as negotiations have failed to end the fighting. Holly Williams reconnected with a Ukrainian man she met at the start of the war, who reflects on surviving being shot by a Russian sniper, and the loss of his fellow soldiers.

• Feb 23
• 3:32

Ukraine, Russia wrap Day 2 day of talks

Ukraine and Russia wrapped a second day of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva without a breakthrough. Both sides called the negotiations "difficult." CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest.

• Feb 18
• 1:45

Zelenskyy says Putin playing for time as U.S.-brokered talks wrap up

U.S.-brokered Ukraine-Russia peace talks wrap up with little to show, and Zelenskyy accusing Moscow of playing for time

• Feb 18

Russia hammers Ukraine again as U.S. brokers 3rd round of peace talks

The U.S. is brokering a 3rd round of Russia-Ukraine talks, but there's little hope of a breakthrough to end the deadliest war on European soil in 80 years.

• Feb 17

Ukrainians react to massive attack

Ukraine sent negotiators to Geneva, Switzerland, to hold talks with their Russian counterparts as the war rages on. CBS News' Holly Williams and Eleanor Watson.

• Feb 17
• 3:05

Navalny's mom calls for justice as Russia rejects dart frog poison claim

Late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's mom says a European assessment that he was poisoned in prison "confirms what we knew from the very beginning."

• Feb 16

Alexey Navalny was likely fatally poisoned in prison, European leaders say

European leaders said they are confident Navalny was poisoned with a toxin found in South American poison dart frogs.

• Feb 14

11/23/2025: The Bus on Route 62; The Last Best Place; The Empty Rooms

First, Ukrainian survivors recount deadly bus attack. Then, Montana’s fight to block public land sales. And, a look at the rooms left behind after school shootings.

• Nov 23, 2025
• 43:16

Low expectations as Ukraine, Russia confirm new round of talks with U.S.

As Russia and Ukraine confirm a 3rd round of U.S.-mediated peace talks, this time in Europe, Zelenskyy says Trump admin "must put pressure on Russia."

• Feb 13

Russia blocks WhatsApp as it pushes state-backed alternative on citizens

The messaging platform WhatsApp says Russia has "attempted to fully block" its service inside the country, "to drive people to a state-owned surveillance app."

• Feb 12

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine

Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, killing at least two people, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

• Feb 12
• 3:12

Zelenskyy denies plans to announce elections in Ukraine as war rages

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Wednesday that Ukraine would "move toward elections when all the relevant security guarantees are in place."

• Feb 11

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