Ukrainian army captain explains why he gave his war medal to Biden
Captain Pavlo Chernyavsky treasures a highly symbolic memento President Biden gave him in return, but says what he and his men really need, is more heavy weapons.
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Captain Pavlo Chernyavsky treasures a highly symbolic memento President Biden gave him in return, but says what he and his men really need, is more heavy weapons.
In November 2021, he was convicted of inciting suicidal actions through sermons in which he urged believers to "die for Russia."
Russia lashed out at Ukraine, launching a wave of missiles on Thursday, after the U.S. and Germany pledged to send tanks to Ukrainian forces.
The Kremlin has long cast dire warnings over the potential ramifications of the U.S. and its NATO allies' "direct involvement" in the grueling conflict.
In a new round of sanctions, the U.S. accused the mercenary group of atrocities in Ukraine and around the world.
"Is the Continent of Africa, its people & wildlife just a joke to you?" demanded one African Union official over the "tone deaf" tweet.
Western allies are sending tanks to Ukraine to aid in the country's efforts to retake territory from Russia. But President Biden said it could take months for the tanks promised to arrive. Debora Patta reports.
Both the U.S. and Germany have agreed to send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine. CBS News' John Dickerson is joined by Lara Seligman, Pentagon reporter for Politico, to discuss the tanks and the next challenges in the war.
It's a rare win for Vladimir Putin's force, but military analysts have said capturing the small town is more symbolic than strategic.
"We are acting in a closely coordinated and concerted manner internationally," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
Germany is sending what one military expert described as "the Mercedes BMW supertanks of the world."
President Biden announced plans to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The announcement follows a commitment from Germany to send tanks as well. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more on what went into the decision.
President Biden on Wednesday announced the U.S. will be sending 31 top-of-the-line Abrams tanks to Ukraine to help the country fight the Russian invasion. Watch his remarks.
The United States and European allies including Germany have agreed to send state-of-the-art, Western tanks to help bolster Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion. As Debora Patta reports, the tanks are the latest in a long line of Western military aid, and for the Ukrainians fighting on the war's freezing frontlines, they can't come soon enough.
The United States is poised to send 31 M-1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The announcement follows Germany's promise to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to the region. Col. Mark Cancian (Ret.), senior adviser at the CSIS International Security Program, spoke with CBS News about how these tanks could change the game for Ukraine.
U.S. officials said the Biden administration is preparing to send its most advanced battle tanks to Ukraine following initial reluctance from the Pentagon and the administration. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
The U.S. Embassy notes the joint military exercises off South Africa's coast will come "even as Moscow continues its brutal and unlawful war of aggression."
The U.S. is poised to send its top-of-the-line battle tank -- the M-1 Abrams -- to Ukraine, giving it major new capabilities to launch offensives against Russian troops.
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists warns that "unprecedented danger" has pushed the world closer than ever to catastrophe: "We are on the brink of a precipice."
After decades of investment and blossoming ties with Beijing and Moscow, experts say "short-term courtship" of African nations simply won't suffice.
Germany's top diplomat says the world must "do everything we can to defend Ukraine," but her government still hasn't committed to letting other nations send modern, German-made tanks.
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A prima ballerina in Russia has quit in protest, while young Ukrainian dancers flee war. Jon Wertheim reports on how ballet has become a front in Russia's war next door.
In Ukraine and Russia, where ballet is centrally important to culture, dancers have had their worlds upended by the Russian invasion.
There is still no final decision on the rapid shipment of German tanks for Ukraine. But at a meeting of Western allies, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, emphasized that with the right weapons and training, Ukraine can launch a significant counter-offensive against invading Russian forces in the spring. Correspondent Debra Patta reports from the frontlines, where Ukrainian troops are digging in, engaged in trench warfare fought in subzero temperatures.
President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
After 43 days and more than a dozen attempts to reopen the government, President Trump signed the funding package, passed by the Senate and House, into law.
An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CBS News that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was his ally during the government shutdown, after she spent weeks blasting her fellow Republicans.
The three emails appear to be exchanges between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as the author Michael Wolff and Epstein.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman defended his voting record and addressed the criticism he's received from some in his own party for meeting and sometimes voting with President Trump.
The funding package that ended the longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history picked up support from a half-dozen Democrats — mostly moderates who represent competitive districts — when it passed the House late Wednesday.
Starbucks Workers United is calling the strike the "red cup rebellion," since the strike coincides with the coffee chain's annual Red Cup Day promotion.
A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by ICE be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court order.