U.S. hits Russia with hundreds of new sanctions over Navalny's death, Ukraine war
The sanctions against Russia and its military come as the Ukraine war enters its third year, and they follow the sudden death of Russian dissident Alexey Navalny.
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The sanctions against Russia and its military come as the Ukraine war enters its third year, and they follow the sudden death of Russian dissident Alexey Navalny.
President Biden met late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's widow and daughter in California on Thursday to express his "heartfelt condolences" over Navalny's death, the White House said. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
President Joe Biden met in San Francisco Thursday with the widow and daughter of Alexey Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in a Russian penal colony under mysterious circumstances.
Alexey Navalny's mother said investigators have allowed her to see her son's body after he died last week.
Russian officials say a dual U.S.-Russian from L.A. is suspected of treason for "proactively collecting funds" for Ukraine's army.
Natalie Brand reports on delays to U.S. responding to death of dissident Alexei Navalney and recent Russian gains in Ukraine.
Russian officials say leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny suffered "sudden death syndrome" in prison.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley campaigned in Texas on Friday before heading back to her home state of South Carolina to prepare for the primary next weekend. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died in a Russian penal colony, Russian prison authorities said Friday.
Jailed opposition leader and staunch Putin critic Alexey Navalny has died in a Russian prison camp, according to Russian prison authorities.
A Russian-based cyber criminal gang is likely behind a hack compromising sensitive and personal information affecting some federal and state government agencies and major universities, according to officials. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge reports from Washington.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to travel to Switzerland to ask for more aid in his country's fight against the ongoing Russian invasion. The U.S. has supplied Ukraine with some $40 billion in aid since the war began two years ago, while Russia is being supplied by North Korea and Iran. Chris Livesay reports.
The aid package will include arms and equipment, including air defense munitions, anti-armor munitions, ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems, and more than 15 million rounds of small arms ammunition
The White House and Senate Republicans are negotiating an immigration deal that would unlock a $110 billion security package that includes funds for the war in Ukraine. President Biden has indicated he will make concessions on immigration to get the deal approved. CBS News' Willie James Inman reports from the White House.
Ukraine said on Saturday it downed 74 out of 75 drones Russia launched at it overnight, mostly in the direction of Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to rally the U.S. and its allies to continue supporting Ukraine. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
Threats against civilian vessels in the Black Sea are "unacceptable," a senior U.N. official said.
"We had nothing to do with it. This was part of a struggle within the Russian system," President Biden said of the Wagner mercenary group's uprising in Russia.
Russian state TV showed the country's minister of defense meeting troops as the Kremlin appeared keen to put a brief "rebellion" quickly behind.
Natalie Brand reports on President Biden speaking out about Wagner uprising that erupted in Russia (6-26-2023)
As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told "Face the Nation" on Sunday morning, the current situation in Russia is an "unfolding story."
News of a military rebellion against the Russian government was generally well-received in San Francisco's Richmond District.
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.
