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Inside Trevor Reed's release from Russia
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson joins CBS News' "Red & Blue" to discuss his role in helping Trevor Reed get released from prison in Russia.
Trevor Reed returns home to Texas
Former Marine Trevor Reed is back in his home state of Texas today following his release from Russia detainment. The 30-year-old was released as part of a prisoner swap. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the details.
Analyzing Kevin McCarthy leaked audio
CBS News correspondent Steve Dorsey and Wall Street Journal Congressional Correspondent Natalie Andrews join "Red & Blue" to discuss a litany of topics, including the GOP's reaction to Kevin McCarthy's leaked audio and the very latest on immigration.
View from the front lines in Ukraine
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata spent time on the front lines of the war in Ukraine, where he spoke to fighters from other countries who felt compelled to help the cause. He spoke to CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Errol Barnett about what it was like in the trenches and the mood on the battlefield as Ukrainian forces wait for desperately needed weapons.
Russia intensifies assault in Ukraine
The Ukrainian government said Russian forces are stepping up assaults in the southern and eastern parts of the country. Meanwhile, President Biden is asking Congress for an additional $33 billion in aid for Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has the latest from Bakhmut, Ukraine.
Imprisoned American's family seeks release
While the family of Marine veteran Trevor Reed is celebrating his return from Russia following a high-stakes prisoner swap with the U.S., imprisoned American Paul Whelan asked, "Why was I left behind?" Anne-Marie Green and Errol Barnett spoke with Whelan's brother David Whelan on CBS News about the family's efforts to bring Paul home, how he's doing in prison and the family's message for President Biden.
MoneyWatch: Russia halts some gas exports
Russia has said it will cut off its gas exports to countries that refuse to pay in rubles. Now, it's following through with that threat and has stopped pipelines to Poland and Bulgaria. Martin Vladimirov, Director of the Energy and Climate Program at the Center for the Study of Democracy, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the implications this has for Europe's energy security.
Ukrainian general pleads for more weapons
Charlie D'Agata spoke with a Ukrainian general who echoed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plea for more weapons.
Marine veteran released from Russian prison
Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who gained his freedom in a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia, arrived back in the United States early Thursday. He spent nearly three years in a Russian prison. Nancy Cordes has more.
Putin's disinformation campaign aims to win Russian hearts and minds
It's all part of the Kremlin's disinformation campaign to maintain public support for its invasion of Ukraine and make trouble for democracies around the world, experts say.
Artillery battles intensify in Ukraine
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata traveled to Ukraine's front lines against the Russian invasion, as attacks ramp up in the eastern and southern regions.
President Putin's disinformation war within
Holly Williams spoke to a Russian foreign policy analyst about the disinformation battle being waged by Vladimir Putin to increase his domestic approval rating during the conflict with Ukraine and how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's fledgling democracy is fighting back.
Trevor Reed's parents discuss their son's ordeal in Russian prison
Joey and Paula Reed spoke to their son on the phone after he was released in a prisoner swap Wednesday.
Trevor Reed's parents react to son's release
Trevor Reed's parents, Paula and Joey, sat down with Norah O'Donnell to discuss their yearslong fight for their son's freedom and the moment they found out their son was being released from a Russian prison.
Trevor Reed freed in prisoner swap
Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed has been freed from Russia in a prisoner swap. Russia convicted him in 2020 on assault charges, but Reed has maintained his innocence and the U.S. has said he was wrongfully imprisoned. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the latest.
Russia cuts gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria
Russia is accused of gas blackmail after cutting off supplies to Bulgaria and Poland. Meanwhile, fears are growing another front could be developing along Ukraine's border with Moldova. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay gives an update from Kyiv, Ukraine.
American Trevor Reed, freed in prisoner swap with Russia, is back in U.S.
The ex-U.S. Marine arrived early Thursday. Moscow said a "lengthy negotiation process" resulted in his being freed in exchange for a Russian pilot jailed on drug charges.
Video shows Trevor Reed at Moscow airport
Russian media released footage of American Trevor Reed being escorted to an airport in Moscow. Russia and the U.S. agreed to a prisoner exchange, trading Trevor Reed for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in the U.S.
Paul Whelan famly lawyer on Trevor Reed release
The White House says marine Trevor Reed is heading back to the United States following a prisoner swap with Russia, CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reports. But the family of Paul Whelan, who remains jailed in Russia, wants answers. The family's lawyer Ryan Fayhee spoke with CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Nancy Chen about the exchange.
Amid Ukraine war, mysterious blasts in Moldova
The fighting continues to rage in Ukraine as Russia moves to cut off gas to Poland and Bulgaria. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Kyiv. Then, Joe Inwood from our partners at the BBC spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about how much of an impact the lack of gas will have and the explosions in Moldova that no one has owned up to yet.
Germany casts off post-WWII qualms to send Ukraine heavy weapons
Under intense pressure, "Germany had to give in," and now says it will supply "exactly what Ukraine needs right now to secure its airspace from the ground."
Ukraine fires at Russian military targets
Ukrainian soldiers fired grad rockets at Russian positions in the Luhansk region on Tuesday. Ukraine's armed forces operations command said in the past week its forces in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions had repulsed 63 Russian attacks, destroyed 55 tanks and dozens more vehicles.
Ukraine says Russia resorting to "blackmail," nuclear threats as war rages
36 years after the Chernobyl disaster, Zelenskyy says Russia firing missiles over the nuclear plant has left him "speechless," as Moscow cuts the gas to 2 Ukrainian allies.
Russia releases American Trevor Reed
Russia and the U.S. have swapped prisoners, securing the release of former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed. Reed was jailed in 2020 on assault charges stemming from a night out drinking in Moscow the previous year. The White House released a statement in which President Joe Biden said he had informed the family of Reed's freedom.
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