Russian forces allegedly used this police station as a torture chamber
"This is the aftermath of terrorism," a Ukrainian police chief tells CBS News. "Russia was trying to strangle the local people, to make them suffer."
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Ukraine accuses Russia of "nuclear terrorism" after strike near power plant
A Russian missile has blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors.
Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 18
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," domestic and international crises test global relations as world leaders converge in London for Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Their next stop? The annual United Nations gathering in New York. Plus, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a public rebuke from a key partner and the cold shoulder from another as Ukrainians retake more of their territory, uncovering horrors left behind by Russian forces.
Biden to Putin on nuclear war: Don’t
President Joe Biden tells Scott Pelley that if Russia uses chemical or tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine, “they'll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been. And depending on the extent of what they do will determine what response would occur.”
Biden warns Putin not to use nuclear weapons: "Don't. Don't. Don't."
President Biden tells Scott Pelley that if Russia uses chemical or tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine, "they'll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been. And depending on the extent of what they do will determine what response would occur."
Evidence of atrocities, and betrayal, as Ukrainian towns are liberated
"They burned our books, destroyed our schools, removed our TV channels and put on Moscow's propaganda" on the airwaves, one Izyum resident tells CBS News.
Russia strikes back as Ukraine reclaims territory
Russian President Vladimir Putin met in-person with China's leader Xi Jinping for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine. Putin acknowledged China's "concerns" about he war. In Ukraine, Russia launched new air strikes as it seeks to push back against Ukraine's advances. Debora Patta has more.
Putin acknowledges China's "concerns" over war with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his "balanced" approach to the Ukrainian crisis and blasted Washington's "ugly" policies at a meeting that followed a major setback for Moscow in the war.
Leaders of China and Russia meet for summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting at a summit in Uzbekistan. They reportedly plan to discuss the war in Ukraine, foreign policy, and regional security. Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard Kennedy School, joins CBS News to discuss.
Zelenskyy visits town recently retaken from Russia in bold show of force
Ukrainian leader makes a surprise visit to Izyum just days after it was liberated, and tells CBS News his troops are "coming back, and we are on the way to the end."
U.S. stocks rally to close higher after sharp selloff
"A sustained rally is likely to require clear evidence that inflation is on a downward trend," a UBS analyst said.
Chinese, Russian leaders expected to meet
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan. CBS News anchors Errol Barnett and Jericka Duncan spoke with Charles Edel, Australia chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about the significance of the meeting.
What's at stake with the Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine?
"Russia is playing Russian roulette with a nuclear incident," said Barbara Woodward, Britain's Ambassador to the United Nations.
Ukrainian forces recapture land
Ukrainian forces have recaptured an estimated 2,000 square miles of territory in recent days, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is now facing rare criticism from within his own country — as his troops flee key regions and leave weapons behind.
Ukrainian forces seize more territory
Ukrainian officials said they've gained over 2,300 square miles of territory from Russian forces in their counteroffensive. CBS News anchors Errol Barnett and Lilia Luciano spoke with retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, a former commanding officer for the U.S. Army in Europe and a senior adviser for Human Rights First, about whether this means an endgame is in sight.
Russia spent $300 million to covertly influence world politics, U.S. says
The State Department says Russia has covertly tried to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries.
Putin faces rare criticism after Ukraine losses
Ukrainian forces have made advances in recapturing territory in the northeast of the country. Russian forces were forced to retreat from Kharkiv. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from Ukraine, then BBC correspondent Hugo Bachega and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst join CBS News discuss this major turning point in the war.
Putin faces rare criticism at home as Ukrainian troops reclaim ground
For months, Russian state TV has been full of analysts and pundits regurgitating Putin's defense of his "special military operation." That's changing.
Russian troops "running away" from Ukraine's 2nd largest city
Residents in liberated towns and villages across a huge swath of ground retaken by Ukraine's forces crying tears of joy, but Russia has left devastation in its wake.
Russian troops retreat as Ukrainian counteroffensive makes rapid progress
Ukrainian forces are pushing a counteroffensive in the country's east, exploiting quick gains they made in a week of fighting that has sharply changed the course of the conflict.
Ukraine forces wage counteroffensives
CIA director Bill Burns is calling Russia's invasion of Ukraine a "failure" and that Moscow will pay a heavy price for the war as Ukraine forces attempt to reclaim territory in the nation's south and northeast. CBS News' foreign correspondent Debora Patta joined Errol Barnett and Anne Marie Green to discuss.
Russia pulls back troops in Kharkiv after Ukraine counteroffensive
Russia's Defense Ministry says it's pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week.
"Constant threat" at nuke plant just one way Putin is weaponizing energy
As Russia tries to divide Ukraine's EU allies by cutting off the gas, Ukrainian "hostages of this war" face a winter in crumbling homes with no heat.
U.S. says Russia reliant on North Korean weapons to keep up Ukraine war
The two isolated nations have grown closer, and the U.S. says Russia is buying rockets from Pyongyang amid sanctions-driven "severe supply shortages in Ukraine."
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant partly goes offline amid fighting
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine was disconnected to its last external power line.
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