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Russia sought to defend its seven-month old war at the U.N., with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying that regions of Ukraine where widely-derided referendums are being held would be under Russia's 'full protection' if annexed by Moscow.

Tensions between the West and Russia take center stage at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this weekend. As the war in Ukraine surpasses the 7-month mark, the White House warns that nuclear action by Russia would be met with “catastrophic consequences.”

Russian police forces beat people protesting against President Vladimir Putin's military draft. President Volodymr Zelenskyy said Russian conscripts who surrender will be "treated humanely."

George Stephanopoulos interviews White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on "This Week."

The push by Russian President Vladimir Putin to send hundreds of thousands of additional troops to the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine is being met with resistance from thousands of protesters. NBC’s Jay Gray reports for Sunday TODAY from Kharkiv. 

Despite overwhelming international criticism, Russia is holding referendums in four occupied regions of Ukraine to formally annex the territories. A similar vote in 2014 led to Russia annexing Crimea. Debora Patta has the details.

A second wave of protests took place on Saturday against Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to order a partial mobilization.

Russia launched referendums aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, drawing condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations, which dismissed the votes as a sham and pledged not to recognize the results.

In Russia, there is a rare defiance to President Putin and his call to bring 300,000 more troops into his army for the war in Ukraine. Thousands of Russians are forced to choose between going to prison and going to war after Putin amended the country’s criminal code declaring desertion or failure to appear for military service will be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. According to an independent monitor, more than 700 people were arrested across 32 cities. This comes on the second day of what the west has called a sham referendum in the occupied areas of Ukraine, with armed soldiers monitoring ballot boxes.

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman discusses Putin's latest mobilization order. #CNN #News

More unrest has erupted across Russia over Vladimir Putin's forced mobilisation of civilian reservists in more than a dozen major cities.

Retired four-star general David Perkins discusses the latest in Russia’s escalating war against Ukraine amid Finland’s decision to shut down its border to Russian tourists on ‘Cavuto: Live.’ #foxnews

Internally displaced Mariupol residents held a rally in Kyiv on Saturday (September 24) against a referendum launched by Russia in the occupied port city that seeks to allow voters to choose whether to join Russia.

CNN International Security Editor Nick Paton Walsh reports from inside Bakhmut, a town in Eastern Ukraine that has been under siege by Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces for months. #CNN #News

Russia has started holding referendums in four occupied territories in Ukraine. A similar vote in 2014 led to the annexation of Crimea. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta is in Kyiv with the latest.

Alex Wagner reports on the exodus from Russia to escape Vladimir Putin's "mobilization" to boost troop levels in his invasion of Ukraine, while territories Putin hopes to annex conduct fake votes on becoming part of Russia.

A look inside Russia, where men are being conscripted as part of Putin’s “partial mobilization” to fight in the war in Ukraine, shows fear, grief and anger.

U.S. and NATO officials expect that Russian President Putin will use the vote to justify annexing more Ukrainian land and then threaten to defend the territory with nuclear weapons. NBC News’ Richard Engel has new details on the conflict and Russian men trying to escape the country to avoid being drafted.

In an escalation of the war, Moscow launched what the U.S. and others call illegal referenda in the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the United Nations said it has found new evidence of war crimes and many Russians appear to be fleeing the country instead of signing up for a new military draft. Nick Schifrin reports.

Voting was underway Friday in Moscow-controlled regions of Ukraine on referendums to join Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called the Kremlin-orchestrated votes a "sham referenda." Elise Giuliano, a senior lecturer in political science at Columbia University, discussed the votes.

Former senior CIA Field Operative Darrell Blocker discusses the referendums in Ukraine and new fallout from Russian President Vladimir Putin's new troop mobilization.

Voting began in Russian-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia. The move is seen as an excuse to annex those regions and has been widely condemned. Meanwhile in Russia, border checkpoints are teeming with young men looking to leave the country after President Vladimir Putin said he would call up 300,000 reserve troops to fight in the war. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from Kyiv, and CBS News reporter Mary Ilyushina joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green from Latvia to discuss.

Some Russian men crossed into Finland across its southeastern border with Russia on Friday (September 23) after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation.

There has been growing international condemnation after Russia announced it would mobilize more reservist troops to fight in Ukraine. Errol Barnett took a look at the state of the war.

Chief prosecutor Karim Kahn of the International Criminal Courts warns Russian leaders and soldiers that no one can get away with a war crime, during his security briefing at the United Nations general assembly. #CNN #News

Russia launched referendums in four occupied areas of Ukraine on Friday (September 23) aimed at annexing the areas, which cover about 15% of Ukrainian territory.

Voting is underway in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, where the Kremlin has orchestrated so-called referendums on whether to join Russia, but Kyiv and the West have denounced the voting, calling it “illegal” and a “sham.” NBC News’ Jay Gray has the details from Kyiv. 

Defence Editor at The Sun, Jerome Starkey, discusses the most effective warplane and drones are being used in Ukraine against Russia.

Voting began Friday in Moscow-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia, Russian-backed officials there said. The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by Ukraine and the West as shams without any legal force, are seen as a step toward annexing the territories by Russia. #moscow #ukraine #voting #newsy

Thousands have attempted to flee the country in the wake of Vladimir Putin calling up 300,000 reservists to active military duty.

Four Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine began voting in referendums on joining Russia, according to their separatist leaders, in a move that raises the stakes of Moscow’s invasion seven months after fighting began. The referendums, which are illegal under international law and dismissed as “a sham” by Western governments and Kyiv, could pave the way for Russian annexation of the areas, allowing Moscow to frame the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive as an attack on Russia itself. #CNN #News

Thousands are fleeing in fear of Putin escalating the war in Ukraine. He’s set to carry out another strategic move today. ABC News’ Em Nguyen has the details.

Russian-backed officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine are holding self-styled referendums on joining Russia.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a tough message to Russia and world powers that "reckless nuclear threats must stop immediately" and laid out Russia's "diabolical strategy" of holding a "sham referenda" and annexing the territory. wltx.com/nation-world

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Ukraine a “totalitarian nazi-like state” before walking out of a U.N. Security Council meeting. Prior to that, U.S. Secretary Blinken called upon assembly members to send a clear message to Russia to stop using nuclear threats in the war against Ukraine. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin reports. 

In Russia, President Putin’s new draft came into effect today as he looks for 300,000 new soldiers to reverse the country’s recent losses in Ukraine. However, many Russians don’t want to serve. NBC News’ Richard Engel reports on the growing tension.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor, and Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander retired Admiral James Stavridis weigh in on the possibility of Putin using a nuclear weapon and the potential of a diplomatic negotiation.

Ukraine's counter-offensive in the northern Kharkiv region has put the Kremlin on the back foot, Western analysts and politicians have said.

ABC News contributor and former State Department official Steve Ganyard talks about anti-war protests in Russia as President Vladimir Putin orders a mobilization of 300,000 troops.

Ukraine's president urged world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. Russia is facing criticism at the gathering for its unprovoked invasion. CBS News political contributor Zeke Miller, a White House reporter for the Associated Press, discussed the role of the U.N. in the war.

At a United Nations Security Council meeting Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “the very international order we’ve gathered here to uphold is being shredded before our eyes” by Russia’s war on Ukraine. #CNN #news

President Biden and Western allies are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of targeting Ukrainian civilians as Moscow announces it is mobilizing 300,000 members of its military reserves. Retired Rear Adm. John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council, joined CBS News to discuss.

Fox News senior strategic analyst retired General Jack Keane discusses Putin's most recent threats and the challenges he will face both domestically and abroad given his most recent actions to mobilize 300,000 reserve troops

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, joins Morning Joe to discuss President Biden's condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine during the UNGA.

President Biden condemned Putin’s latest threats on the West during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received a standing ovation after a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. "We must finally recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism at all levels," Zelensky said. '"In all countries that confess the values of peace and protection of human life."

After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of reserve troops to assist in the war in Ukraine, protests erupted in the streets. Retired Army Brig. Gen. Peter Zwack joined "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.

Russia must face "just punishment" over its invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly in New York.

Two Americans were among 10 foreign nationals released by Russia among a wider swap of prisoners with Ukraine.

New video shows police arresting protesters in Russia after Russian President Vladimir Putin called up additional troops to fight in Ukraine. #CNN #News

Russian police are reported to have arrested hundreds of protesters rallying against the Kremlin's decision to call up thousands of extra troops to fight in Ukraine.

Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling says Putin's move to call up 300,000 reservists as part of a partial mobilization will not end well for Russia's military.

Ukrainian parliament member Kira Rudik responds to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's escalation of the war and his nuclear threat on 'Your World.'

Video shows dozens of Russians being detained at anti-mobilization protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Protestors can be heard chanting "no to war" as they are arrested.

President Biden used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday to criticize Russia and Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine. It comes hours after Putin announced a partial mobilization of troops, and a potential nuclear response to the West. Margaret Brennan, CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator, joined Scott MacFarlane to discuss the speech.

Biden called on all nations to speak out against Russia's “brutal, needless war” and to bolster Ukraine's effort to defend itself.

Ukraine's largest neighbor on its western border is Poland, a NATO and European Union member that has its own long and violent history with Russia. Judy Woodruff sat down in New York with Poland's president, Andrzej Duda, as Vladimir Putin looks to accelerate the war and makes overt threats of nuclear weaponry.

In the largest escalation of the war in Ukraine since Russia invaded, President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of reservists. Moscow vows to send 300,000 additional troops into Ukraine and support sham referenda in Ukrainian territory that Russian troops currently occupy. President Biden and the world is responding at the United Nations General Assembly. Nick Schifrin reports.

Russian citizens begin to flee the country after Russian President Putin announces mobilization efforts and as Russia cracks down on anti-war protests. Prices for one-way flights out of Russia rise in response to civilian mobilization. Latvia announced they will not provide visas for Russians attempting to escape from mobilization.

President Joe Biden responded to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization and veiled nuclear threats. "This war is about extinguishing Ukraine's right to exist as a state," Biden said at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.

During remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, President Biden announced $2.9 billion in U.S. support for food security assistance, adding that Russia is trying to “pin the blame” for the food crisis on Western sanctions. The president also said that U.S. sanctions “explicitly allow” Russia to export food and fertilizer around the world. 

President Biden rebuked Russia's war on Ukraine and announced new U.S. aid to address global food insecurity during his second address as president to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Watch his remarks.

President Biden criticized the escalation of Russia's war in Ukraine and recent comments by Russian President Putin at the United Nations General Assembly. He asked for the other nations hold Russia accountable for its actions and continue to support the people of Ukraine.

President Biden criticized the escalation of Russia's war in Ukraine and recent comments by Russian President Putin at the United Nations General Assembly. He asked for the other nations hold Russia accountable for its actions and continue to support the people of Ukraine.

Yahoo Finance’s Ines Ferre joins the Live show to break down how stocks are moving in early trading.

Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw discusses how Biden should respond to Putin for threatening to use nuclear weapons on 'Varney & Co.' #foxbusiness #varney

Watch live coverage of remarks from President Biden at the U.N. General Assembly.

After accusing the West of engaging in "nuclear blackmail," President Vladimir Putin warned NATO that Russia would use "various means of destruction" to defend itself.

Russia is fighting Ukraine for the city of Bakhmut using Russian mercenaries. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh visits the front line of the fight. #CNN #News

Yaryna Chornoguz, a senior corporal in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, talks with Alex Wagner about the important help U.S. weapons have been to Ukrainian forces driving out invading Russians, and the trauma she has witnessed as a combat medic encountering injured civilians.

World leaders have begun assembling in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Among the leaders who sit at the crossroads of many issues of global importance is Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. From Ukraine, to Russia, to NATO, he wields outsized influence in both the east and west. Judy Woodruff sat down with Erdoğan in New York.