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One year after Russia invaded Ukraine and 12 months of death, destruction, and sacrifice, the war has tested the country and its allies, including President Joe Biden. But Biden's decisions regarding the conflict, already criticized by Democrats and Republicans alike, are poised to come under even more scrutiny...
Russia launched more attacks on Ukraine as the world marked the one year since the invasion. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata spoke with the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, about the toll it has taken on his people. Then former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins CBS News to...
President Joe Biden's trip to Europe, marking the first anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, sought to underscore the United States's commitment to the war-torn country and its NATO and non-NATO allies on the border of Russian President Vladimir Putin's conflict. And despite a small stumble as he boarded Air...
As the Ukraine war enters its second year, the Biden administration is pledging to support Kyiv for “as long as it takes.” That language is calculated to send a message of resolve to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but it’s not what Ukrainians want to hear. Though they’re fighting valiantly, Ukrainians are also...
William Taylor, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, talks about the conflict as fighting nears the one-year mark.
When CBS News correspondent Charlie D’Agata finished a recent report about Ukrainian and Russian troops fighting “close enough to throw grenades” on the front lines in eastern Ukraine, morning show co-host Gayle King sought to put things in perspective — and may have inadvertently spoken for...
Not long after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, a year ago this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky found himself in a safe room beneath Kyiv’s government complex with the voice of the Belarusian president booming over the phone. Alexander Lukashenko, one of the Kremlin’s key...
As the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears, there are continuing questions about how far Putin will go and how long the war could last. Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William B. Taylor and former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul discuss the critical months ahead and Western...
Retired US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton and former US ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor weigh in on President Vladimir Putin's declaration that he is suspending Russia's participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty.
President Biden has vowed U.S. support for Ukraine in a speech in Warsaw on Tuesday. Vladimir Putin and his regime’s response, as the war of Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, are analyzed by Jason Johnson in for Joy Reid and our panel.