Brittney Griner plays basketball for first time since leaving Russian prison
Griner hit the court at Fort Sam in Houston, where she is undergoing medical evaluations and spending time with family, her agent said.
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Griner hit the court at Fort Sam in Houston, where she is undergoing medical evaluations and spending time with family, her agent said.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with President Biden as well as the leaders of France and Turkey over the weekend ahead of a planned G-7 and EU meeting Monday to discuss further sanctions on Russia. Meanwhile, Russian forces struck two energy plants in Odesa over the weekend, knocking out power for about 1.5 million people. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joined Anne-Marie Green from Ukraine with the latest.
Young students and staff in Bucha have already lived through some of the worst horrors of Russia's war against Ukraine. Now, schools are struggling to keep the lights on in order to provide an education and a dose of normality for Ukrainian children. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
"As BG and I start our journey to heal our minds, bodies, and spirits— I wanted to personally say thank you," Brittney Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, said on Instagram.
"We're freezing at home," one little girl told CBS News. Thanks to a generator it's warm at her school, but the names of classmates killed in the war are written on the wall.
The treasury secretary tells Norah O’Donnell how she thinks the economy will fare in the coming year and what her department is doing to end the war in Ukraine.
Fiona Hill, the former National Security Council senior director for European and Russian affairs, and Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, discuss the prisoner exchange of Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout.
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, discusses the economic impact of Russia's war in Ukraine, China loosening its "zero COVID" policy, mortgage rates and more.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Fiona Hill and Chris Krebs that aired Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, on "Face the Nation."
Despite a successful prisoner swap this week involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, tensions remain high between the U.S. and Russia. Christina Ruffini has the details.
The triple peace prize award was seen as a strong rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, not only for his action in Ukraine but for the Kremlin's crackdown on domestic opposition.
The U.S. allegations are part of a deliberate effort by the U.S. to drive global isolation of Russia.
Brittney Griner arrived in the U.S. early Friday following her release from Russia in a prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined Catherine Herridge to discuss the latest.
In his first interview since the controversial prisoner swap of WNBA star Brittney Griner for arms dealer Viktor Bout, Rep. Mike McCaul of Texas told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge that he thinks the Biden administration "got played" by Russia, and that the original deal would have been a trade of Bout for both Griner and Marine veteran Paul Whelan.
GOP Rep. Michael McCaul says U.S. military aid that's "destroying the Russian military" has been a "pretty good investment."
WNBA star Brittney Griner is back in the U.S. a day after being released from a penal colony in Russia. She is undergoing medical evaluations in Texas. Weijia Jiang reports.
Ukrainian officials say Russian strikes killed at least 10 people in the eastern Donetsk region. Russian President Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine, saying the strikes were in response to Ukrainian attacks in Russian-held territories. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins anchors Lana Zak and Tanya Rivero from Kyiv with the latest.
Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
The State Department this summer added a risk indicator to its travel advisories for Russia and several countries.
Brittney Griner is back in the U.S. after Russia released her in a prisoner swap. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins Lana Zak and Tanya Rivero with more on Griner's return, President Biden's conversation with Paul Whelan's family, and how the administration is reacting to Senator Kyrsten Sinema leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, and more, will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.
While securing the swap may have scored points for President Joe Biden at home, the same goes for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Following Brittney Griner's release, CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. She asked him about the potential consequences of the prisoner swap, and whether retired Marine Paul Whelan was part of the negotiation process.
The WNBA commissioner said the league is prepared to assist Brittney Griner after her release from a Russian penal colony.
Elizabeth Whelan said she is pleased to see Brittney Griner come home and that "any wrongfully detained American that comes back from overseas is a win for America."