As Finland joins NATO, here's what it means and why it matters
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia's war on Ukraine "precipitated the very thing President Putin wanted to avoid: a stronger, more unified, Transatlantic Alliance."
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia's war on Ukraine "precipitated the very thing President Putin wanted to avoid: a stronger, more unified, Transatlantic Alliance."
Finland is closer to becoming a NATO member after Turkey's parliament voted to approve the Nordic nation's application on Thursday. CBS News anchors Weijia Jiang and Jim Axelrod spoke with senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata about the next steps for the country and Sweden's stalled application.
Alarmed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Finland abandoned its decadeslong policy of nonalignment and applied to join the alliance.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, bringing them closer to Europe. The U.S. Department of Defense said that there were no indications that Russia was preparing to use nuclear weapons. NATO called the rhetoric dangerous and irresponsible. Ramy Inocencio reports.
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.
Turkey announced it will support Finland's bid to join NATO. Both Finland and Sweden applied to become part of the military alliance 10 months ago in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Heather Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., joins CBS News to discuss.
Poland said Thursday it will supply Ukraine with about one dozen fighter jets to help in its fight against Russia. Poland is now the first NATO country to provide Ukraine with fighter jets since the Russian invasion began.
Last year Halyna Yanchenko, a member of Ukraine's Parliament, criticized the lack of preemptive action against Russia ahead of the war and made a desperate plea to save her people that went viral. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata caught up with Yanchenko to discuss what she thinks Ukraine needs to win this war.
President Biden is back in the U.S. following a three day trip to Eastern Europe. During his visit the president made a surprise stop in Kyiv before meeting with NATO allies in Poland. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia JIang has more on the impact of his visit.
President Biden is expected to meet with NATO leaders of the eastern European countries known as the Bucharest Nine. The diplomatic visit is part of his three-day swing through the region to bolster support for Ukraine. It comes after Mr. Biden delivered an emphatic address marking one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Poland. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Russia launched more attacks on Ukraine as the world marked the one year since the invasion. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata spoke with the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, about the toll it has taken on his people. Then former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins CBS News to discusses the current state of the war.
Russia launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine nearly one year ago, marking Europe's biggest war since WWII. Timothy Frye, the Marshall D. Shulman professor of post-Soviet foreign policy at Columbia University, joined CBS News to discuss how the conflict has changed global energy, the economy and politics.
President Biden wrapped up his overseas trip to Ukraine and Poland on Wednesday, recommitting American support as Ukraine marks one year since Russia's invasion. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins "Red and Blue" to discuss that plus the latest on the administration's response to the Ohio train derailment.
The Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, Stavros Lambrinidis, speaks with CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan about the European Union's response to Russia and its war in Ukraine.
President Biden sought to assure the eastern-most members of NATO that the U.S. would stand with them in the event of a Russian invasion as he wrapped up his overseas trip. Ed O'Keefe reports.
President Biden finished his three-day trip to Ukraine and Poland, meeting with Eastern European NATO allies known as the Bucharest Nine and reiterating support for Ukraine against Russia. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins Anne-Marie Green and Vlad Duthiers from Warsaw to discuss the latest.
President Biden is meeting with a group of NATO allies known as the Bucharest Nine to discuss support for Ukraine. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe is traveling with the president and joins "CBS News Mornings" from Warsaw with more on what the countries hope to gain from that meeting.
President Biden wrapped up his visit to Poland by meeting with NATO's Bucharest Nine, a group of Eastern European allies. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe about what leaders accomplished during that meeting.
On his visit to Poland, President Biden is set to meet with Eastern European NATO allies known as the Bucharest Nine. BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford joins "CBS News Mornings" from Warsaw with more on what's expected from this meeting, as Russia's Putin holds a meeting of his own with China's top diplomat.
President Biden rallied NATO allies Tuesday to reiterate support for Ukraine. Just hours earlier, President Putin addressed his nation, and announced a tension-escalating decision to suspend participation in a nuclear treaty with the US. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe explains how the Biden administration is responding.
In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainian people have defied expectations and left their mark on history. Retired U.S. Army Colonel Gian Gentile, senior historian at the RAND Corporation, joins John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss.
President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw Tuesday after his historic trip to Kyiv, and he will be giving a major speech on Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green from Warsaw with the latest on the president's trip.
Following a surprise visit to Ukraine, President Biden headed to Poland to mark one year since Russia launched its war on Ukraine. He is set to make remarks and meet with leaders of 9 NATO nations. U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the significance of this visit.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Turkey today after powerful earthquakes killed over 41,000 people. Stoltenberg called it the deadliest natural disaster on NATO territory. BBC News correspondent Caroline Davies joined CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Nancy Chen from Adana, Turkey, with the latest on recovery efforts.
The U.S. military says six service members were killed in a plane crash in Iraq, as Iran's continued attacks on Gulf states keep oil prices high.
Temple Israel Rabbi Josh Bennett and staff member Cassi Cohen say their security training prepared them to respond quickly when a man rammed a vehicle into their synagogue.
The U.S. military has confirmed that all six crew members were killed when an American KC-135 refueling plane taking part in the Iran war crashed in western Iraq.
The attacker rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and was confronted and killed by security, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
The suspect, who was killed following the shooting, had previously been imprisoned for several years for trying to support ISIS, the FBI said.
The U.S. military participated in a multi-national exercise in Alaska and Greenland in the austere conditions that officials say military forces need to train in more regularly for the future.
Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed Friday that Cuban officials recently held conversations with the U.S. government.
The U.S. is temporarily allowing the purchase of Russian oil that's already at sea, in the Trump administration's latest move to loosen sanctions on Russia's oil industry as the world grapples with high oil prices.
Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing tax reforms that would eliminate federal income taxes for millions of Americans.
The U.S. military participated in a multi-national exercise in Alaska and Greenland in the austere conditions that officials say military forces need to train in more regularly for the future.
Temple Israel Rabbi Josh Bennett and staff member Cassi Cohen say their security training prepared them to respond quickly when a man rammed a vehicle into their synagogue.
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GDP grew at a sluggish 0.7% pace in the final months of 2025 as the government shutdown hurt economic activity.
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Senate Democrats have filed legislation hat would keep the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Trump's stated goal of a "takeover" of the Caribbean country.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine briefed on Operation Epic Fury in Iran Friday.
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A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing.
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Notorious Latin American narco trafficker Sebastian Marset, who eluded police for years, was handed over to U.S. authorities after his arrest Friday in Bolivia.
The head of an advocacy group said 21 people were facing charges under the UAE's cybercrime laws as of Thursday, including a 60-year-old British tourist.
Suspected Iranian cyber and drone attacks are already impacting U.S. tech companies, and Iran says a list of American firms are now on its target list.
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Attacks at Old Dominion University in Virginia and Temple Israel in Michigan on Thursday may be linked to terrorism as the U.S. grapples with war in the Middle East. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
Notorious Latin American narco trafficker Sebastian Marset, who eluded police for years, was handed over to U.S. authorities after his arrest Friday in Bolivia.
Rabbi Jen Lader is reacting to the attack at the Temple Israel synagogue and school in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Lader joined CBS News 24/76 with more details.
The Michigan synagogue attack suspect had recently lost family members during an airstrike in Lebanon, a source tells CBS News. Ash-har Quraishi reports on the latest confirmed information about the Temple Israel attack.
Musician and activist Fat Joe is joining Killer Mike, Young Thug and other artists as they seek a halt to James Broadnax's execution in Texas. Broadnax's music lyrics were used during his sentencing.
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Attacks at Old Dominion University in Virginia and Temple Israel in Michigan on Thursday may be linked to terrorism as the U.S. grapples with war in the Middle East. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
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Rabbi Jen Lader is reacting to the attack at the Temple Israel synagogue and school in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Lader joined CBS News 24/76 with more details.