Nord Stream 2 pipeline seems to have stopped leaking, Danes say
Undersea blasts that damaged the Nord Stream I and 2 pipelines this week have led to huge methane leaks.
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Undersea blasts that damaged the Nord Stream I and 2 pipelines this week have led to huge methane leaks.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that his country will submit an application for NATO status. The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that four regions of Ukraine are now part of Russia. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini is at the White House with more.
Ukraine's president countered with a surprise application to join the NATO military alliance.
President Biden used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday to criticize Russia and Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine. It comes hours after Putin announced a partial mobilization of troops, and a potential nuclear response to the West. Margaret Brennan, CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator, joined Scott MacFarlane to discuss the speech.
The president said divers would eventually be sent to the pipelines, which were designed to bring gas from Russia to Europe, to determine what happened.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a signing ceremony Friday to officially annex four Moscow-occupied regions of Ukraine in spite of global criticism. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports and CBS News anchors Nikki Battiste and Elaine Quijano speaks with Anatol Lieven, senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about what this means for the war moving forward.
The move was widely expected after Russian-backed forces went door-to-door in the occupied regions, helping collecting ballots for the Kremlin-orchestrated votes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon annex part of eastern Ukraine, after Ukrainian residents, sometimes held at gunpoint, were made to vote in support of joining Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the vote a "farce" — and the U.S. and Western allies have dismissed the election as illegitimate.
The U.S. will provide funding for about 18 more advanced rocket systems and other weapons to counter drones that Russia has been using against Ukrainian troops.
In an interview with Norah O'Donnell, CIA Director Bill Burns discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats as well as Putin's military setbacks in Ukraine. Watch more of the exclusive interview on "CBS Sunday Morning" on Oct. 2.
World leaders speaking at the United Nations General Assembly took aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin after his latest moves in Ukraine. This came after Putin announced an escalation in his war there. Nancy Cordes reports from New York.
As some Russians head off to training camps, others try to leave the country following Putin's partial mobilization order. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta has more.
"In front of the eyes of the whole world, Russia is conducting this so-called sham referenda on the occupied territory of Ukraine," Ukraine's president said.
Both European and Russian officials say sabotage may have caused leaks in the undersea pipes, both of which had stopped but were still full.
Pro-Moscow officials say that residents in all four occupied areas of Ukraine voted to join Russia.
President Biden holds video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin; Remembering the attack on Pearl Harbor
President Biden pays tribute to late Senator Bob Dole; Army to issue Purple Hearts to injured troops.
People in Russian-occupied regions of eastern Ukraine have voted in what the White House is calling a "sham" referendum on whether to join Russia. There have been reports of Ukrainians being held at gunpoint by Russian troops as they vote. Reporter Mary Ilyushina joins "CBS News Mornings" with more on that, plus Edward Snowden's response to being granted Russian citizenship.
Thousands of Russians are fleeing the country to avoid being drafted into the war in Ukraine, with lines of people and vehicles at Russia's border checkpoints. BBC News correspondent Rayhan Demytrie joins CBS News to discuss how Russians feel about the Kremlin's recent military mobilization order and how far many are willing to go to avoid fighting in Ukraine.
Snowden has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S. after leaking classified documents.
Russia is conducting a heavily orchestrated vote on annexing occupied territory in Ukraine, while Vladimir Putin renews his threat of nuclear weapons. CBS News' Lana Zak and Lilia Luciano speak with Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.N. Sergiy Kyslytsya about the concern of nuclear weapons and what Ukraine needs amid the ongoing war.
As thousands of Russian reservists are called up and Vladimir Putin makes nuclear threats, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is not "afraid" of Russian forces. Instead, he worries about how long Ukrainians will have to wait to live in safety while they fight "terrorism."
Is there anyone in the Kremlin who would be able to talk Vladimir Putin out of using nuclear weapons? “They have a chain of command. Whether it works or not, to be seen,” says Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Putin threatened nuclear war last week. https://cbsn.ws/3LGtaAA
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Russia deploying nuclear weapons would have “catastrophic effects.” Blinken tells 60 Minutes the Biden administration has a plan in place for a potential U.S. response. https://cbsn.ws/3RdRhrx
In the last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened nuclear attacks against the West and has called on the reserves to grow his army. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and asked him if he is worried.