Russia extends U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention by 3 months
Analysts have noted that Moscow may be using jailed Americans as bargaining chips in soaring U.S.-Russian tensions over the Kremlin's military operation in Ukraine.
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Analysts have noted that Moscow may be using jailed Americans as bargaining chips in soaring U.S.-Russian tensions over the Kremlin's military operation in Ukraine.
Russian officials said the man behind a short-lived mutiny against Russia is dead after a plane crash. The Russian Aviation Agency said Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board. The crash killed all ten people on board.
As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told "Face the Nation" on Sunday morning, the current situation in Russia is an "unfolding story."
The conversation came after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had ordered his troops to march toward Moscow, threatening to overthrow Russia's military leadership.
Wagner forces had been moving north toward Moscow, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Saturday.
The governor of Russia's Lipetsk province said Saturday that the Wagner mercenary group has entered the region.
The owner of the Wagner private military contractor has escalated his direct challenge to the Kremlin, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister.
Evan Gershkovich, 32, is accused of espionage by Russian govenrment.
Organizers chose today because it marks nine years since Russia first attacked Ukraine, and one year since the war there escalated.
The Journal "vehemently denies" the claim that Evan Gershkovich "was collecting classified information" about Russia's "military industrial complex" for the U.S.
A recent Russian law expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights.
The arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin cites his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine.
U.S. forces brought down the drone into the Black Sea, U.S. European Command said.
Saturday Chicagos marked that somber anniversary with events across the city.
CIA Director Bill Burns said that U.S. intelligence is confident that Chinese leadership is considering providing lethal aid to Russia in its war against Ukraine.
"We endured," President Zelenksyy told his nation. "And we will do everything to gain victory this year."
Alex Zatvor a first-generation Ukrainian-American, and he came up with the idea to help Ukraine by getting a wrecked tank, chopping it up, and selling off the parts to raise money for Ukrainian families.
Protests and solidary around the world marked the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion to Ukraine on Friday. CBS News' Willie James Inman reports from Washington.
"All of the plans that we had planned for, all of the desires that we had, changed overnight," Kateryna Shvartsman said of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Friday marks one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As families are fighting to reunite with one another, one family was finally brought together in Chicago after months of pain and anguish.
"Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia — never," the president told a crowd of 30,000 in Warsaw.
On a surprise visit, Mr. Biden vowed to "reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine's democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Beijing may provide weapons, and confirmed Chinese companies are giving non-lethal support to the Russian effort.
Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Brittney Griner will be home for the holidays after being released in a one-on-one prisoner swap for international arms dealer Viktor Bout. The exchange is coming under scrutiny by some as another American, former Marine Paul Whelan, remains in Russian custody. CBS 2’s Marybel Gonzalez reports.
