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Turkey's national elections are shaping up to be the toughest test of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's long political career.
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Turkey's national elections are shaping up to be the toughest test of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's long political career.
Turkey's long-time leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan managed only a narrow lead in the weekend vote, so another round of ballots will decide the country's fate.
As NATO's newest member starts building a fence along its shared border with Russia, one of Finland's top diplomats tells CBS News why his country wanted to join, and what it means for the alliance.
The Pentagon is investigating the leak of classified documents detailing U.S. and NATO military support plans for Ukraine. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin explains that the security breach could involve more than just the war in Ukraine.
State Secretary Antony Blinken is calling for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who he says is being wrongfully detained in Russia. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joined "Red and Blue" to discuss how the case compares to other Americans who have faced Russian detention.
Russian's invasion of Ukraine helped push Finland into becoming the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reported from Kyiv, Ukraine, on the move. Then, Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the impact of NATO's expansion to the European region.
Finland became the 31st nation to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, a move that came in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Finland's border with Russia is over 800 miles long. Holly Williams has the details.
Finland has officially become the newest member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The country applied to become part of the NATO alliance following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee discusses with Anne-Marie Green and Vlad Duthiers.
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.