Russia rolls out QR code to battle COVID-19

Moscow has responded to its spiraling COVID-19 infection rate with a lockdown that has a touch of "Big Brother" smartphone tech to it. If residents want to go anywhere in the Russian capital, they first need to log onto a government website, fill in all of their personal details and then write down where, when and why they want to go someplace. They then get a QR code linked to their car license plate, subway card and their phone in case they are walking and get stopped by a patrol. Senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.

• May 25, 2020
• 2:16

In Moscow, COVID control means government tracking your every move

Any resident of the Russian capital who wants to go more than 100 yards from home must give personal details and let authorities track their movements.

• May 25, 2020

Foreign influences on Venezuela crisis

National security adviser John Bolton says Russia and Cuba are putting serious pressure on the Venezuelan government to resist handing over power. This comes as opposition leader Juan Guaidó calls for a second day of protests. CBS News State Department reporter Christina Ruffini joins CBSN with more on the power struggle.

• May 1, 2019
• 4:40

Barr questioned over Mueller report conclusions

Attorney General William Barr spent hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee as Democrats grilled him on the conclusions he drew from the Mueller report. Republicans demanded answers on how the investigation began. Nancy Cordes has the latest.

• May 1, 2019
• 3:31

Trump discusses phone call with Putin

President Trump said he mainly focused on the crisis in Venezuela in his hour-long conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Watch his remarks from the White House.

• May 3, 2019
• 6:43

Trump talks "Russain hoax" with Putin

President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone for over an hour. It was their first conversation since the release of the Mueller report. Weijia Jiang reports.

• May 3, 2019
• 2:11

Trump and Putin talk Mueller report in hour-long phone call

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone for the first time since Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his report. CBS News White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN with more on what the two leaders discussed.

• May 3, 2019
• 7:48

Plane makes fiery emergency landing

Russia investigators say 13 people have been killed, including two children, when a plane made a fiery plane landing in Moscow on Sunday. There were 78 passengers on board. Local reports said a fire was detected mid-flight.

• May 5, 2019
• 0:32

Plane makes emergency landing in Russia

It’s a miracle anyone survived a fiery emergency landing in Russia on Sunday. The Aeroflot plane barreled down the runway, flames and smoke shooting out the back. Mola Lenghi reports.

• May 5, 2019
• 1:28

At least 41 people killed on Russian jet

Russian investigators said they've recovered the black boxes from the jetliner that made a deadly emergency landing in Moscow. Forty-one people were killed when the plane burst into flames during a hard landing in Moscow Sunday. Roxana Saberi reports.

• May 6, 2019
• 2:29

Deadly Russian plane fire under investigation

At least one American was among the 41 killed in a fiery plane crash in Moscow on Sunday. Passengers in the front jumped down emergency chutes as flames engulfed the rear. Roxana Saberi has more on the investigation.

• May 6, 2019
• 1:41

Pompeo to meet with Russian officials

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has abruptly canceled a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and possibly Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Sochi. CBS News State Department reporter Christina Ruffini joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.

• May 7, 2019
• 7:05

Republicans don't want Mueller to testify

The fight continues over the Mueller report. Now some Republican leaders are trying to convince the special counsel not to testify before Congress. Nancy Cordes explains.

• May 7, 2019
• 1:25

Federal prosecutor to look into Russia probe

Attorney General William Barr has asked the U.S. Attorney in Connecticut, John Durham, to review the origins of the Russia investigation, making it the third third investigation of its kind. The Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General is examining the DOJ's handling of the investigation and the U.S. Attorney in Utah was previously asked to review aspects of the investigation.

• May 13, 2019
• 0:23

Jim Sciutto on Russia & China's "Shadow War"

President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan next month. The meeting comes amid an escalation of what author Jim Sciutto calls a new type of warfare. Sciutto, CNN’s chief national security correspondent and anchor, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his new book, "The Shadow War: Inside Russia's and China's Secret Operations to Defeat America." It highlights tactics he says both countries use to attack the U.S. and its allies. Sciutto also served as chief of staff to America's ambassador to China from 2011 to 2013.

• May 14, 2019
• 6:53

Pompeo warns Lavrov about election meddling

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Russia, where he issued a stern warning against meddling in the U.S. election process. The two officials disagreed on a variety of issues beyond meddling, including Venezuela and Iran.

• May 14, 2019
• 26:27

Trump Jr. strikes deal with Senate committee

The president's son, Donald Trump Jr. has agreed to answer questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee on his contact with Russians. Nancy Cordes has the latest.

• May 14, 2019
• 1:15

Pompeo meets with Putin

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov in Sochi earlier today. The trips come amid a number of disagreements between the U.S. and Russia, including Iran, Venezuela and election interference. Thomas Wright, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Project on International Order and Strategy, joined CBSN for analysis.

• May 14, 2019
• 5:39

Trump Jr. to testify before Senate committee

President Trump's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., will return to Capitol Hill next month to testify in a Senate committee's Russia investigation. He was given a subpoena last week after skipping requests to testify. Nancy Cordes reports.

• May 15, 2019
• 1:50

Russia welcomes delivery of ventilators from U.S. agency it banned

Delivery of 50 ventilators comes in exchange of "sincere humanitarian gestures," but it also highlights ongoing tension between Washington and Moscow.

• May 22, 2020

Mueller report: Portions on Flynn to be public

A federal judge has ordered the release of some of the material withheld when the Mueller report was made public. It’s about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and a phone call he had with Russia’s U.S. ambassador. It could reveal how others tried to obstruct Mueller’s investigation. Paula Reid reports.

• May 17, 2019
• 2:08

AG defends review of Mueller probe

Attorney General William Barr defended his review of how the Russia investigation began. He said it will focus on U.S. intelligence gathering on associates of the Trump campaign in 2016. Paula Reid reports.

• May 17, 2019
• 1:53

U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian bombers

Four Russian bombers and two fighter jets were intercepted near the coast of Alaska on Monday by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the organization said in a statement. The Russian planes were entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone when they were intercepted, but they remained in international airspace -- never entering American or Canadian airspace, according to NORAD.

• May 21, 2019
• 0:51

Trump and Congress clash over investigations

A majority of Americans feel they have heard enough about the Mueller report, while over one-third wants to hear more, according to a new CBS News poll out Wednesday. Most say President Trump should cooperate with congressional investigators, but more than half want Democrats to drop the Russia matter and move on to other issues. CBSN's "Red and Blue" dives into the latest numbers.

• May 22, 2019
• 16:52

Trump abruptly cuts off meeting with Dems

President Trump says congressional Democrats should stop investigating his presidency. He abruptly cut off a White House meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer Wednesday. The president says he was upset that Pelosi accused him of cover-ups. Nancy Cordes reports.

• May 23, 2019
• 2:31

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