Zelenskyy and Putin's starkly different messages on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Zelenskyy's message on Holocaust Memorial Day stood in stark contrast to that of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Zelenskyy's message on Holocaust Memorial Day stood in stark contrast to that of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Congress Wednesday, thanking Americans for their ongoing support, and asking for continued aid, telling U.S. lawmakers that "you can speed up our victory." Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, discussed the highlights of Zelenskyy's speech, and what it could signal next for the war with Russia.
The White House and Zelenskyy say the two presidents will meet at the White House, then Zelenskyy will address a joint meeting of Congress.
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.
President Biden said Putin was "not joking when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, or biological or chemical weapons."
"We have thousands of dead. Hundreds of children are dead," Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska told Scott Pelley.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar returned to her booth at the Minnesota State Fair Thursday after traveling to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as touring parts of Kyiv and other battle sites.
The nuclear power plant in the middle of the fighting in Ukraine was temporarily cut off from the electrical grid because of fire damage.
