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President Biden authorized sweeping new sanctions against Russia on Thursday designed to punish the Kremlin for cyber hacking and interfering in the 2020 election. The sanctions target more than 30 companies and individuals. The U.S. is also expelling Russian diplomats and intelligence officials. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports from the White House, and then joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss that and more.
The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on Russian companies and individuals and expelling 10 Russian diplomats in response to Moscow's election interference and the SolarWinds cyber hack. Weijia Jiang reports.
President Biden signed an executive order authorizing sweeping sanctions against Russia on Thursday. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports on the retaliatory actions the U.S. is taking in response to Russian cyberattacks and election interference. Then, Nina Krushcheva, International Affairs Professor at The New School and great granddaughter of the former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more analysis including how the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan will impact U.S.-Russia relations.
President Biden is announcing sanctions against Russia. Anita Kumar, a White House correspondent and associate editor for Politico, and Jeff Stein, a White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, join CBSN's "Red & Blue" for more on this and the latest from the White House.
President Biden on Thursday issued a wide range of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for recent incursions including the SolarWinds cyber espionage campaign and Moscow's interference in the 2020 presidential election. Watch Mr. Biden's remarks.
The sanctions target more than 30 Russian entities and include the expulsion of 10 Russian officials.
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The Biden administration has issued sweeping new sanctions against Russia. CBS News has learned more than 30 Russian entities are being targeted and 10 Russian intelligence officers, including some Russian diplomats, will be expelled from the U.S. Zeke Miller, a CBS News political contributor and a White House reporter for the Associated Press, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss what this means for U.S.-Russia relations going forward.
President Joe Biden has imposed new sanctions on Moscow over recent cyberattacks, aggression along the Ukrainian border and bounties placed on U.S. troops overseas. This comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan, which U.S. forces are set to depart by September 11. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss these stories along with a new Democratic bill to add more justices to the Supreme Court.
Bill Whitaker reports on how Russian spies used a popular piece of software to unleash a virus that spread to 18,000 government and private computer networks.
The White House is planning to hit back against Russia in order to defend America's interests. Nancy Cordes reports on what actions President Biden could announce and the new details on his plan to pull troops out of Afghanistan.
The Senate Intelligence Committee held a public hearing Wednesday to discuss the dangers facing the United States from around the globe. Officials said China and Russia present the most serious risk of undermining the nation. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the hearing and what officials said about how the U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan will impact terror threats.
A Senate committee hearing Wednesday will focus on worldwide threats to U.S. national security. The country's top intelligence officials are expected to discuss several issues, including recent cyber hacks by Russian and Chinese spies. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joined CBSN with more.
U.S. and Russia both reportedly sending warships into Black Sea amid fast-escalating standoff that Ukraine calls a struggle "between democracies and authoritarianism."
In his first call with the Russian president, Biden discussed "a number of regional and global issues" with Putin.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met Tuesday with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels amid increasing concerns over Russia's buildup of forces along the Ukrainian border, including in occupied Crimea. At a joint press conference, Stoltenberg called the amassing of 80,000 troops "unjustified" and asked that Russia "deescalate immediately." CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams joins CBSN with the latest.
Officials in Iran say a uranium enrichment plant was the target of nuclear terrorism on Sunday. Turkey is calling for Ukraine and Russia to find peace amid growing fear of war. A top official in China said the country's COVID vaccines don't have very high efficacy rates and Britain is still mourning the loss of the Duke of Edinburgh. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with more.
Moscow denies receiving "any requests in the past several days" for a dialogue as Ukraine says there are 40,000 Russian forces at its border and 40,000 more in Crimea.
The Ukrainian and Turkish presidents met Saturday to discuss the situation unraveling along Ukraine's eastern border with Russia. Ukrainian officials are worried the military buildup means Russia has plans to send troops across the border. Meanwhile, Turkish officials announced they're allowing two U.S. warships to deploy into the Black Sea. Lana Zak spoke with Steve Hall, former CIA Chief of Russian Operations, about what this all could mean for peace in the region.
Move comes a day after he said he might have tuberculosis, and as his supporters are arrested outside the penal colony, demanding he get proper medical care.
In the era of the Russian tsars, Peter Carl Fabergé's jewel-studded objets d'art were a royal riff on a much humbler Easter tradition of ordinary folk giving each other colored hens' eggs. Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports on the lore of Fabergé eggs, from opulent originals to sparkling counterfeits.
A flareup of violence and a bolstered Russian military presence near the border are stoking fears that a long simmering war could reignite.
