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President Biden says “major war crimes” are being discovered in Ukraine as Russian forces retreat from areas around Kyiv. The White House announced new sanctions on Russia’s largest financial institutions and individuals with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer tells Anderson Cooper if he thinks the new sanctio...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a graphic account of the situation in his country in his remarks to the UN Security Council saying Russians killed civilians in Bucha for “pleasure” and “there is not a single crime they would not commit there.” Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel joins AC360 to discuss if he thinks the U.S. level of involvement on the ground should change. Plus, Chef J...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine wants to “show the world” what happened in Bucha and his country “will not pause” until it finds those who are responsible. Shocking images show civilian bodies with gunshot wounds to their heads and hands tied. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby tells Anderson Cooper whether the images of the brutal attacks on the Ukrainian citizens changes the...

Russia is accusing Ukraine of orchestrating an attack on a fuel depot inside Russian territory but CNN is unable to verify Russian claims that the fire was caused by an air strike from Ukrainian helicopters. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has neither confirmed nor denied the attack. Retired Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard joins AC360 to discuss who he thinks is responsible for the attack. Plus, buses re...

President Joe Biden says there’s some indication Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be “self-isolated” and has either fired some advisers or put them under house arrest. Biden did add he didn’t want to put “too much stock in that” because they “don’t have that much hard evidence.” Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins AC360 to discuss why he thinks Putin is "divorced from r...

Russian forces continue to conduct full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine just a day after Moscow said it would “drastically reduce” its military assault. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said negotiations with Russia are “only words, without anything concrete.” Lesia Vasylenko is a Ukrainian Member of Parliament. She joins AC360 to explain why she doesn’t believe anything Russian Presi...

A U.S. official says “no one should be fooled by Russia’s announcements” that they are scaling back their military operations in Ukraine and should brace for more aggression instead. CNN’s Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour is in Kyiv and joins AC360 to give an update on what she’s seeing and hearing in the capital city. Plus, Anderson Cooper checks in with Olena Gnes, who’s been hidin...

President Biden refused to walk back his comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin saying he was “expressing my outrage” but not making a policy change. Over the weekend, Biden said Putin “cannot remain in power” which caught American and international officials off-guard. Washington Post Columnist Max Boot joins AC360 to discuss the President’s comments. Plus, photojournalist Juan Arredondo...

Ukrainian forces have retaken towns and defensive positions on Kyiv’s eastern outskirts. A U.S. defense officials tells CNN Russian forces have stopped “any interests in terms of ground movements” towards the capital city. Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling is a former Army Commanding General for Europe and the Seventh Army. He joins Anderson Cooper to discuss the Ukrainian’s territory gains and the R...

Ukrainian forces appear to have retaken territory east of Kyiv as intense combat continues north of the capital in Irpin. Mariupol has been one of the most devastated cities with videos showing deserted, debris-filled streets, blown-out cars and destroyed buildings. Yuliia Karpenko and her family finally decided to flee after their apartment building was hit. She tells Anderson Cooper her home "ha...

A senior U.S. defense official says Ukrainians have managed to push back Russian forces about 34 miles away from Kyiv’s city center even though Russian forces appear to be “digging in” and “establishing defensive positions.” CNN Senior International Correspondent Sam Kiley tells Anderson Cooper what it’s been like in Kyiv in recent hours and says, “things are going relatively well for the Ukrainia...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave an update on talks with Russia and said the “difficult negotiations” continue and added that the southern port city of Mariupol is “just ruins like Armageddon.” Ukrainian Member of Parliament Lesia Vasylenko tells Anderson Cooper whether she thinks there's any room for compromise and why giving up land would be "putting the world at risk."  Plus, Democra...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the city of Mariupol is “reduced to ashes,” but the city will “survive.” One Ukrainian officer inside the city said “bombs are falling every 10 minutes.” CNN Senior International Correspondent Ivan Watson introduces AC360 to a few residents who were able to escape. Plus, Anderson Cooper speaks to Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine about the bra...

A senior U.S. defense official tells CNN that Russian forces have launched “more than 1,080 missiles” since the beginning of their invasion. Ukraine’s military says six missiles were fired at Lviv, the western city near Poland’s border that has been relatively untouched. Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling tells AC360 this is likely to become a battle of the “will of the two sides” and how much damage...

Ukrainian officials say survivors are beginning to emerge from the bombed Mariupol theater where hundreds of people were believed to be sheltering. UK intelligence suggests that Russia’s invasion has largely stalled and forces are resorting to older, less precise weapons which could lead to more civilian causalities. James Clapper is a retired Air Force Lieutenant General and the former Director o...

The Mariupol City Council says a theater where hundreds were believed to be sheltering was bombed and sustained heavy damage. The bomb shelter’s entrance is blocked by rubble and the fate of those inside is still “unknown.” CNN International Security Editor Nick Paton Walsh joins AC360 to give an update on the bombing and says the intense shelling has made it hard for rescuers to help any survivor...

CNN’s Anderson Cooper is on the ground in Ukraine with International Security Editor Nick Paton Walsh. They discuss the struggles of covering a war when one side is deliberately lying about the reality on the ground and his approach to talking to people experiencing the worst moments of their lives. To hear future episodes of Tug of War, find it and listen wherever you get your podcasts. To learn...

An attack near Kyiv left two members of a Fox News crew dead and a correspondent severely injured. Longtime war photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova, an Ukrainian journalist who was working as a consultant for the network, were killed. Correspondent Benjamin Hall was seriously inured and is still in the hospital. CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward...

Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said the airspace over Ukraine remains “contested” and warned that it “appears as if the Russians are broadening their target set.” A senior U.S. defense official tells CNN that Russian forces haven’t encircled Kyiv yet but they’re trying. Marie Yovanovitch is a former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. She joins AC360 to discuss whether she thinks the U.S. is doing enoug...

Russian airstrikes hit a large military base near the Poland border, killing 35 people and leaving more than 130 in the hospital. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark tells Anderson Cooper why Russia would be targeting that military base. Plus, Russian Pro-Democracy Leader Garry Kasparov joins AC360 to discuss if he thinks Russia President Vladimir Putin wants a conflict with NATO.Airdate: March 13, 2022Gues...

Repeated shelling was heard early Saturday in Ukraine’s capital. This comes as Russia intensifies and broadens the war, hitting cities in the western Ukraine, closer to NATO territory. Many of these places that have suffered repeated attacks are without power and water. If that didn't make rescue efforts complicated enough, CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward talked with a woman, w...

Mariupol’s mayor says civilians continue to be targeted just days after the Russians bombed a maternity hospital that killed at least three people, including a child. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack "proof of a genocide.” CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward is in Kyiv and gives AC360 an update on the evacuation efforts and how far Russian forces are from...

Mariupol authorities have accused the Russians of bombing a children’s and maternity hospital where President Volodymyr Zelensky said after the attack that kids were trapped in the rubble. Retired Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmett tells Anderson Cooper what he thinks the Ukrainians need the most to fight back against the Russian attacks. Plus, ITV’s Dan Rivers brings AC360 the horrors of the siege of Kharki...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the UK House of Commons saying “we will not give up” and “we will fight until the end” as at least 21 civilians, including two children, were killed in a Russian airstrike in the Ukrainian city of Sumy. CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward joins AC360 to give an update on the evacuation efforts in some of the Kyiv suburbs as many re...

Ukrainian President Zelensky told the world he’s “not afraid of anyone” as the Russian onslaught continues and more civilians are being killed. Ukraine has yet to agree to a Russia proposed ceasefire in five cities that would begin Tuesday at 10 a.m Moscow time. CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward joins AC360 from Kyiv where Ukrainians are crowding the train station to leave thei...