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Men who are looking to avoid joining the Russian armed forces are heading for Turkey to escape. NPR reporter Fatma Tanis joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss what the Russian men she met coming into Istanbul had to say about the situation.
"What Putin has done is not exactly a sign of strength or confidence, frankly, it's a sign that they're struggling badly on the Russian side," national security adviser Jake Sullivan says.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to scare the whole world" through his hints at the use of nuclear weapons.
Russian election officials accompanied by soldiers were seen going door-to-door in occupied eastern Ukrainian territories looking for voters who support annexation. Meanwhile, protests continue in Russia as many flee to avoid being called up for military service. Debora Patta has more.
CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from Kyiv on referendums staged by Russia in disputed areas of Ukraine, a process the West has denounced as a sham.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," an exclusive interview with Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelenskyy, and the U.S. response to what's been a critical week on the national security front. Plus, a new CBS News poll that reveals some disturbing indications about voters who want to contest the upcoming elections six weeks before Election Day.
"What Putin has done is not exactly a sign of strength or confidence," Sullivan said.
The White House has criticized the hastily organized elections as a sign of Putin's weakness.
In waning days of the U.N. General Assembly, Beijing focused on Taiwan, distancing itself from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while Moscow decried "Russophobia" in the West.
"Happy to be home," Alex Drueke said after arriving in the U.S. on Friday.
The Defense Ministry said about 300,000 people would be summoned to active duty, but the order left a door open to many more getting called into service.
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Russia has started holding referendums in four occupied territories in Ukraine. A similar vote in 2014 led to the annexation of Crimea. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta is in Kyiv with the latest.
Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine are voting Friday on referendums to become part of Russia. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini discussed with Errol Barnett and Elaine Quijano what Russia hopes to gain from these elections and how can that be used to influence the war.
Voting began in Russian-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia. The move is seen as an excuse to annex those regions and has been widely condemned. Meanwhile in Russia, border checkpoints are teeming with young men looking to leave the country after President Vladimir Putin said he would call up 300,000 reserve troops to fight in the war. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from Kyiv, and CBS News reporter Mary Ilyushina joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green from Latvia to discuss.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Rep. Pete Aguilar and more will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's mobilization of hundreds of thousands of reserve troops to fight in Ukraine has sparked outrage across his country. Some tried to flee Russia. Debora Patta reports from Kharkiv, where Ukraine's forces are quickly reclaiming territory.
Putin's mobilization of some reservists has sparked protests and a run for the border, but with "sham" votes in occupied regions, he may be creating a pretext for escalation.
They're sure to go Moscow's way, which could dramatically escalate the war by enabling the Kremlin to claim some Ukrainian assaults are attacks on Russia itself.
Ukraine's president urged world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. Russia is facing criticism at the gathering for its unprovoked invasion. CBS News political contributor Zeke Miller, a White House reporter for the Associated Press, discussed the role of the U.N. in the war.
"If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends," U.S. tells world leaders at the U.N.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for a partial mobilization of reserve troops has become a very unpopular move. It has sparked rare protests across the country, leading to more than a thousand arrests. CBS News reporter Mary Ilyushina has the latest.
