Michael Morell on Russia-Ukraine war
Former CIA acting and Deputy Director Michael Morell joins "CBS Mornings" with analysis on Russian allegations that Ukraine has plans to detonate a "dirty bomb."
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Former CIA acting and Deputy Director Michael Morell joins "CBS Mornings" with analysis on Russian allegations that Ukraine has plans to detonate a "dirty bomb."
Kyiv, U.S. and other allies reject Russian defense chief's claim of "dirty bomb" from Ukraine. Holly Williams has more.
As Russian forces move tens of thousands of people away from the front line in Kherson, Ukrainians remain resilient — and confident that, despite ongoing deadly drone attacks, their country will be victorious: "We believe in it.'
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster joins "CBS Mornings" for a closer look at the escalation of Russia's war in Ukraine, strategies being used by both sides and what Ukraine needs from the rest of the world.
Russian missiles rained down across Ukrainian cities this morning, including rare attacks in the heart of the capital Kyiv. CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports that the attacks appear to be apparent revenge for this weekend's daring attack on a Russian bridge in occupied Crimea.
CBS News' Charlie D'Agata visits a Ukrainian city several miles from the front lines, and even further from Russian-held territory, but still far from safe. He speaks with residents just hours after a deadly barrage of Russian rockets.
Charlie D'Agata traveled to Lyman in the Donbas, a city recaptured by Ukrainian forces over the weekend. The strategically important town was being used as an eastern logistics hub by Russian forces, but they were forced to pull back as Ukrainian troops began to encircle it over the weekend.
Charlie D'Agata heads to the frontlines in eastern Ukraine where he gets to see the first images of Lyman, a city back under Ukrainian control after Russian annexation.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will keep adding razor wire along the Rio Grande, despite the Supreme Court allowing the Biden administration to remove it. As this plays out, a border policy deal on Capitol Hill could be in jeopardy. Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Scott MacFarlane have more.
Republican leaders are gauging how much party support there is for a border policy deal now that former President Donald Trump has solidified himself as the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan, and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, have the latest on where the talks stand.
Investigators have found the flight recorders of a crashed Russian military plane that Russia claims was carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs, Russian state media says. Moscow is blaming Kyiv for the crash. BBC News Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford has more.
Talks on Capitol Hill appear to be treading water over border security in a larger bill that would also send aid money to Ukraine and Israel. The negotiations are coming with Texas and the federal government in a standoff over razor wire along the southern border and access to a key crossing point. CBS News' Omar Villafranca and Nikole Killion have more.
Sweden wants to join NATO and only one country stands in its way. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins CBS News to discuss why Hungary has yet to ratify Sweden's membership — and what another NATO ally means for the U.S.
At least 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board a plane that crashed in western Russia's Belgorod region, Russian state media say.
The Kremlin has accused Ukrainian forces of shooting down a Russian military plane, which crashed in a field in Russia's western Belgorod region, killing everyone aboard. Ukraine has denied it was involved. Moscow says the plane was carrying Ukrainian soldiers who were to be released as part of a prisoner exchange. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
A Russian military transport plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed Wednesday morning, killing everyone on board. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more on what we know.
Senate leaders continue to make the case for additional funds to aid Ukraine and Israel's wars, but certain factions of Congress are still hesitating on a deal for a national security supplemental package that would include the funding. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
Wednesday marks 700 days since Russia launched its full-scale attack on Ukraine. The prevailing opinion when Moscow's troops invaded in February 2022 was that Russia would prevail quickly, but that hasn't happened. Gian Gentile, associate director and senior historian at the Rand Arroyo Center, joined CBS News to discuss the state of the war.
A Kremlin spokesperson scoffed at the effort, noting that the social media platform X is banned in Russia.
Turkish legislators endorsed Sweden's NATO membership Tuesday, months after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to the bid following negotiations about Sweden's stance on Kurdish militant groups.
Russia's top diplomat tells CBS News it's the U.S. that is preventing a resolution to the Ukraine war, as missiles slam into Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in New York for U.N. meetings on Ukraine and the Middle East, told CBS News correspondent Pamela Falk in an exclusive interview that the new generation of politicians in the U.S. demonizes Russia. Lavrov claimed that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Davos last week misrepresented Russia's willingness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, saying Russia is indeed ready but is being treated unfairly by the United States. Russia's top diplomat complained that U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Davos last week misrepresented Russia's willingness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine and that Russia is indeed ready, complaining all the while about unfair treatment by the United States. And, he would not answer questions about military cooperation with North Korea.
Ukraine is running out of money. Max Bergmann, a program director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss what a $40 billion budget shortfall could mean for the war as foreign aid stalls in the West.
Ukrainian troops seized a bombed-out zoo in the midst of fighting in 2022, rescuing Yampil, an Asiatic black bear, in the nick of time.
The new stopgap bill passed Thursday by both chambers of Congress will only extend government funding for six more weeks. In early March, lawmakers will have to revisit the nation's spending matters to avoid a shutdown. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.