"Servant of the People" returns to Netflix
The TV show that launched Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's career is coming to Netflix in the United States. The former actor played a president on "Servant of the People" in 2015.
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The TV show that launched Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's career is coming to Netflix in the United States. The former actor played a president on "Servant of the People" in 2015.
While President Biden spoke with his Chinese counterpart about the war in Ukraine, some question whether there is a diplomatic way to resolve the conflict. CBS News spoke with John E. Herbst, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and senior director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, about what's at stake.
The North Carolina Republican called the Ukrainian president a "thug" and said the Ukrainian government is "incredibly evil."
Yes – he really played a president on TV before actually becoming a president.
"The bomb shelter held" one local official said after a theater said to be sheltering more than 1,000 people was reduced to rubble in the port city of Mariupol.
In a rare speech before the U.S. Congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the U.S. to support a humanitarian no-fly zone over Ukraine. He also urged President Biden to issue stiffer sanctions against Russian leaders amid the war in Ukraine. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab, Caitlin Huey-Burns and Nancy Cordes joined Anne-Marie Green with some highlights from Zelenskyy's historic address.
Putin's relentless assault on Ukrainian cities continues to take a devastating toll, but both Moscow and Kyiv are hinting at possible progress in negotiations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Congress virtually and made an emotional plea for the U.S. to offer more help and implement a no-fly zone as his country fights the Russian invasion. Paul Kane, congressional reporter for The Washington Post, joins CBS News' Lana Zak and Enrique Acevedo to break down the speech.
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are set to continue shortly. After several days of talks with no breakthroughs, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says peace talks are sounding more realistic but more time was needed. Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and other cities around the country are growing more aggressive, forcing more than three million people to flee as refugees, according to the U.N. At 9 a.m. Eastern, Zelenskyy will speak to Congress. He's expected to renew his calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, as well as more fighter jets for the Ukrainian military. President Biden will also be giving a speech later in the day.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's appeal will come as Russia keeps pounding infrastructure Kyiv and many other cities with artillery strikes.
Another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are set to begin in a few hours. The two sides have expressed some optimism in the past few days. President Zelensky's aide tweeted that the negotiations would discuss, "peace, ceasefire, immediate withdrawal of troop and security guarantees." The talks are happening as the fighting rages on across Ukraine. In hard-hit Mariupol, the city council is warning that they are running out of their last reserves of food and water. But more than 160 private cars managed to leave the city, the first successful evacuation in two weeks. Ukrainian President Zelensky will address Congress on Wednesday to ask for more help.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a virtual address to the United States Congress on Wednesday amid an escalation of attacks by Russian forces. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson joins CBS News' Seth Doane to discuss the latest development out of Ukraine.
The address is only open to members of Congress.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian attack on a hospital, which killed three and wounded 17, is a war crime. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.
President Biden says he is trying to take another bite out of Russia's struggling economy. He is calling for the U.S. to join European allies in stripping Russia of its preferential trade status. Debra Alfarone has the latest.
Russian forces are closing in on Kyiv. They are also bombarding and have surrounded the strategically important port city of Mariupol. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.
Those hoping the worst wouldn't come to Kyiv can't ignore Russia's seemingly merciless bombardment of major cities, and a column of ground forces seemingly on the move again.
A U.S. official estimates that between 5,000 and 6,000 Russian troops may have been killed in just the first two weeks of the invasion of Ukraine. Jason Beardsley, executive director at the Association of the United States Navy, joins CBS news to discuss Russia's war strategy.
After the talks, Russia's top diplomat dismissed "pathetic outcries" over "so-called atrocities" and claimed the U.S. was working on biological weapons in Ukraine.
Russia announced another cease-fire after Ukrainian officials again accused the country of violating a previous agreement. In the U.S., President Biden banned Russian oil, gas and coal imports. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has the latest.
Correspondent Mo Rocca looks into the Biblical tale of David and Goliath, and talks with Rabbi Steve Leder about how it is evoked in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's defiant stand against Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose military is attempting to crush his neighboring country.
The Ukrainian president's defiance against the invading Russian army has done more than just help protect his country; it has helped bolster the strength of other democracies much older than Ukraine's.
The Ukrainian president's defiance against the invading Russian army has done more than just help protect his country; it has helped bolster the strength of other democracies much older than Ukraine's.
The Biblical tale of overcoming a seemingly insurmountable adversary is evoked by Zelensky's defiant stand against Putin, whose military is attempting to crush his neighboring country.
As the U.S. comes down hard on Russian President Vladimir Putin with new sanctions, President Biden has stayed in touch with Ukraine's president. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on how the U.S. is punishing Putin, Mr. Biden's call with Volodymyr Zelensky and the latest from the White House.
"You come first," declares the new anchor of the Evening News. "Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests — including the new owners of CBS."
Police in Switzerland say a fire at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort area is believed to have left about 40 people dead and dozens more injured.
Zohran Mamdani was sworn in early Thursday as the 112th mayor of New York City. The democratic socialist is the city's first Muslim mayor, as well as one of its youngest ever.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
"In retrospect, it's too bad I took it because it gave them a little ammunition," President Trump told The Wall Street Journal.
A viral social media video has put Minnesota's long-running fraud scandal at the center of the national conversation. Here's what to know.
The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran's theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in Tehran but expanded elsewhere.
The woman was a passenger on the Nieuw Statendam cruise ship, which was roughly 40 miles northeast of Sabana, Cuba, when she went overboard, the Coast Guard said.
Steep U.S. import duties targeting 13 Italian pasta makers will be sharply reduced, Italy's foreign ministry said on Jan. 1.