Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina wins Wimbledon women's final for 1st Slam

Elena Rybakina has defeated Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship.

• Jul 9, 2022

Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in Russia, so what happens next?

Until Russia's courts, with their near perfect conviction rate, conclude the trial process, very little is likely to change. But then, hopefully, negotiations can begin.

• Jul 8, 2022

Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia

WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges in Russia on Thursday. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on the case from the White House. Then, Sean Sullivan, deputy politics editor for campaigns at the Washington Post, joins CBS News' Jamie Yuccas to discuss the possibility of a prisoner swap with Moscow.

• Jul 7, 2022

Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russia

WNBA star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court, admitting she brought cannabis oil into the country but saying she did not intend to break the law. Griner could face up to 10 years in prison. William Pomeranz, acting director of the Kennan Institute and an expert on Russian law, spoke with CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Elaine Quijano about Griner's case.

• Jul 7, 2022

Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russian court

WNBA star Britney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug charges in a Russian court. She has been in Russian custody since February. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers with the response from Washington.

• Jul 7, 2022

Former Marine Paul Whelan still detained in Russia

Former Marine Paul Whelan was arrested in Moscow in 2018 while in town for a friend's wedding and charged with espionage by Russian intelligence officials. Whelan and U.S. officials deny those charges. His brother, David Whelan joined CBS News to discuss the latest efforts to bring Paul home from Russia.

• Jul 7, 2022

MoneyWatch: Moscow profits off Russian energy

Despite the U.S. and Western allies placing sanctions on Russian energy imports, Moscow continues to profit off its oil exports. Julien Mathonniere, senior oil markets correspondent for Energy Intelligence, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.

• Jul 7, 2022

Pope jokes he's "still alive" in interview

Pope Francis joked "I'm still alive" when asked how he was doing at the start of an exclusive Reuters interview on Saturday. He dismissed reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track to visit Canada this month and hopes to be able to go to Moscow and Kyiv as soon as possible after that.

• Jul 4, 2022

Brittney Griner "keeping the faith" as Russian court sets next trial date

The latest hearing yielded no real information on the strategy adopted by the WNBA star's legal team, but a U.S. diplomat says she's doing "as well as can be expected."

• Jul 1, 2022

Brittany Griner Moscow's trial starts Friday

This Friday, Brittney Griner will stand trial in a Moscow court on cannabis possession charges, about nearly 5 months after her arrest at an airport leaving Russia. She could face 10 years in prison if convicted. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Jun 30, 2022

Brittney Griner appears in court

WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in court for a preliminary hearing ahead of her July 1 trial more than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport on cannabis possession charges. On Monday, her detention was extended for another six months.

• Jun 27, 2022

Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of "genocide”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is accusing Moscow of carrying out "genocide" amid Russia's rapid advance in two key regions of eastern Ukraine. It's marking a shift in momentum in this three-month-old war. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

• May 28, 2022

Russia sentences U.S. teacher to 14 years for "large-scale" pot smuggling

Marc Fogel has said he didn't know it was illegal to bring the cannabis he'd been prescribed for medical reasons into Russia.

• Jun 17, 2022

Ukrainian artists draw attention to war

A collective of Ukrainian artists speak about how drawing has helped them fight back and raise funds for their home country. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan reports.

• Jun 16, 2022

Fighting rages in Ukraine as Russia warns West of sending weapons

Britain joined the U.S. and Germany in sending advanced weapons to Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government said its fighters needed better rocket launchers to prevail.

• Jun 2, 2022

McDonald’s golden arches taken down near Moscow

McDonald's signage was taken down Monday at a restaurant near Moscow after the fast-food chain sold its stores and said it would leave Russia amid the country's invasion of Ukraine.

• May 24, 2022

Ukraine "preparing for everything," ambassador says

Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova says there are "no red lines for the regime in Moscow, so we're preparing for everything."

• May 8, 2022

EU wants to ban Russian oil imports

The European Union wants to ban all Russian oil imports in its toughest sanctions package yet against Moscow. The proposal comes as Ukraine claims Russia stormed a besieged steel mill in Mariupol as civilians tried to evacuate. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has an update from Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

• May 4, 2022

U.N. chief meets with Russia, Ukraine leaders

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin this week. During Guterres' visit to Kyiv, Russia launched a deadly missile attack. CBS News' Mola Lenghi and Michelle Miller discussed Guterres' meetings with his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric.

• Apr 29, 2022

Trevor Reed returns home to Texas

Former Marine Trevor Reed is back in his home state of Texas today following his release from Russia detainment. The 30-year-old was released as part of a prisoner swap. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the details.

• Apr 28, 2022

Video shows Trevor Reed at Moscow airport

Russian media released footage of American Trevor Reed being escorted to an airport in Moscow. Russia and the U.S. agreed to a prisoner exchange, trading Trevor Reed for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in the U.S.

• Apr 27, 2022

Russian forces shift focus to eastern Ukraine

Civilians in eastern Ukraine are being urged to get out as Russian troops prepare to intensify attacks there. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has the latest from Kyiv. Independent journalist Olga Tokariuk also spoke to CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about the significance of Moscow shifting its focus to the east.

• Apr 7, 2022

Fuel depot attacked in Belgorod, Russia

Moscow is accusing Ukraine of attacking a fuel depot in Belgorod, Russia. It's the first report of a Ukrainian airstrike on Russian soil. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams gives an update from Ukraine.

• Apr 1, 2022

Russia says it's building a new "democratic world order" with China

Russia's top diplomat, visiting Beijing for the 1st time during his country's war in Ukraine, said the allies would "move towards a multipolar, just, democratic world order."

• Mar 30, 2022

White House clarifies Biden's Putin comment

President Biden's unscripted words at the conclusion of his speech in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday have followed him back to Washington. Many are still wondering what he meant when he said Russia's president "cannot remain in power." Mr. Biden and other officials said he did not call for regime change in Moscow. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest from Washington, and CBS News correspondent Wendy Gillette joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green from Warsaw to discuss reaction to Mr. Biden's comments and the growing refugee crisis.

• Mar 28, 2022

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