Russia to deploy "tactical nuclear weapons" in Belarus, Putin says
NATO calls Putin's move "dangerous and irresponsible," but the alliance and the White House say there's no indication the Russian leader is about to actually use a nuke.
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NATO calls Putin's move "dangerous and irresponsible," but the alliance and the White House say there's no indication the Russian leader is about to actually use a nuke.
Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow was a big boost for Putin as he faces an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes, but what he probably really wants are rockets and ammunition.
The arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin cites his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine.
As at least 9 people were killed and the electricity supply to the Zaporizhzhia plant was cut for a 6th time, the IAEA warned, "one day our luck will run out."
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."
A Chechen man who's held regular demonstrations at the embassy said he was "happy" to see Ukraine's national colors, and he hoped the painters would be let off the hook.
A small group of Ukrainian leaders knew roughly what was coming, but for most of their nation, Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion was a shock.
Russia's "suspension" of its participation in the New START arms control treaty came as it emerged that Moscow had tried but apparently failed to conduct a test launch of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile.
The U.S. has recently accused Russia of non-compliance with the treaty, which limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads.
In his delayed state of the nation address, Putin cast Russia as a victim of Western aggression fighting for its very existence.
"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."
"Putin seeks to rob Ukraine of its future by taking its children," said U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price.
Zelenskyy's message on Holocaust Memorial Day stood in stark contrast to that of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine quickly denied the Russian claim about Soledar, saying "severe" fighting over the town, the strategic importance of which is up for debate, was ongoing.
Pope Francis used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the "icy winds of war" buffeting humanity and to make an impassioned plea for an immediate end to the fighting in Ukraine.
President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented a united front against Russia and discussed U.S. military aid to Ukraine in a press conference at the White House. Later, Zelenskyy heads to Capitol Hill to address a joint meeting of Congress. Watch their full remarks in this CBS News Special Report anchored by Major Garrett in Washington.
U.K. military suggests first cancellation of the presser in a decade is likely down to Kremlin "concerns about the prevalence of anti-war feeling in Russia."
Biden told reporters that it was "unlikely" the missile had been fired from Russia, based on its trajectory.
Moscow said "all Russian servicemen" had crossed a river to leave the city, and videos showed the Ukrainian flag flying in front of the regional government building.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the Russians were feigning a pullout from Kherson to lure the Ukrainian army into an entrenched battle.
"The United States and Ukraine went through Russia's allegations in Geneva, point by point, and debunked every single one," said the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
Officials say at least 8 people were killed across the country as the latest barrage of explosives-laden drones hit energy infrastructure and civilian homes.
Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster says the Russian leader's goal is to incite fear, but his tactics so far have had "the opposite effect."
