Turkey lifts its objections to Sweden, Finland joining NATO
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called it "a historic decision."
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called it "a historic decision."
President Biden is in Spain for a two-day NATO summit. He is meeting with other world leaders to hash out a new strategic concept outlining the next decade of NATO's priorities. CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Elaine Quijano spoke with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes about the summit and her recent interview with first lady Jill Biden, who is also in Spain.
President Biden and other world leaders have gathered in Germany for the G-7 summit. Leaders are focusing on the conflict in Ukraine and ways to isolate and put economic pressure Russia. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and professor at Georgetown University, joined CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss.
This week on "Face the Nation," we’ll have full coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and talk to the voices directly involved in the conflict for perspective on what happens next. We're joined by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and more.
Kaliningrad is part of Russia, but it's surrounded by the EU. It's only link with the rest of Russia is a railway through Lithuania, and Moscow is furious about it being disrupted.
Russian forces blew up bridges around Severodonetsk, trapping thousands of Ukrainians inside the city. To save them, Ukraine is pleading for more weapons. Chris Livesay has more.
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Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital for the first time in weeks. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Russia now occupies 20% of Ukrainian territory. Chris Livesay has the latest from Odessa.
Russian forces continue their advance in the eastern part of Ukraine, and they could soon capture the entire Luhansk region. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
President Biden hosted the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday, after the nations formally applied for NATO membership. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan explains.
Both Sweden and Finland have formally requested to join NATO as Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine. Russia has threatened to take "countermeasures" should the countries join. Swedish ambassador to the U.S. Karin Olofsdotter joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss her country's historic move.
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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Russian President Vladimir Putin has "dramatically changed the geostrategic posture of Western Europe" with his invasion of Ukraine.
Russia's war on Ukraine has disrupted the world's food supply. After the Russian military targeted a grain elevator in the city of Dnipro and blockaded Ukrainian sea transit routes, a halt on grain exports from the region has affected more than a billion people. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Russia is continuing its battle for control of eastern Ukraine as it announced it will cut off natural gas after the country applied for NATO membership. Debora Patta reports.
President Biden announced he's throwing his full support behind accepting Sweden and Finland into NATO. Mr. Biden welcomed his Swedish and Finnish counterparts to the White House on Wednesday, where they discussed the nations' NATO applications and overall security in Europe. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe explains why Wednesday's visit is significant.
Energy cutoff comes after Finland and neighbor Sweden formally applied to join NATO this week.
Max Bergmann, European program director for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Nancy Chen to talk about Finland and Sweden's push to join NATO.
Russian troops have left a path of destruction and heartbreak in Ukraine, where war crimes investigators are busy gathering evidence. Debora Patta reports.
The moves, driven by security concerns over Russia's war in Ukraine, come despite Kremlin warnings that doing so would be a "grave mistake."
A top Finnish diplomat tells CBS News his country would bolster the transatlantic alliance, but even without membership, Finland has its own "credible deterrence."
One of Russia's closest neighbors, Finland, has officially launched its bid to join NATO with Sweden also announcing its intent to join. Finland shares over 800 miles of border with Russia, and despite repeated threats from Russia, Finland is poised to join the U.S.-led Western military alliance. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports from Helsinki.
Despite threats from Moscow, Finland is putting in its application to join NATO. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBS News from Helsinki to discuss the potential impact.
Less than three months after Russia invaded Ukraine, neighbor Finland will apply to join the NATO alliance — a stunning reversal of the country's military neutrality dating back 75 years. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab is in Finland and asked questions of both the Finnish president and prime minister about the move.
As Finland and Sweden's leaders seek the reassurance of NATO defense, CBS News tours a nuclear bunker in Helsinki – part of the legacy of Russia's last invasion.