2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans
60 Minutes
CBS News
3.8 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
On this week's "60 Minutes," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tells Lesley Stahl that Ukraine is not signaling abandonment of NATO plans. High-ranking Homeland Security officials in the Trump administration say they were overcome with feelings of vertigo, confusion and memory loss while on White House grounds and in their Washington, D.C.-area homes. The incidents and symptoms they describe are similar to the "Havana Syndrome" that has been reported by American diplomats in foreign countries since 2016. These claims were corroborated by former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who fears there is a threat to the highest levels of the U.S. government. In a two-part segment, these officials speak with Scott Pelley.
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| 0:44.3 | In the early 90s, when the Soviet Union broke up and Ukraine became an independent country, |
| 0:51.3 | you gave up your nuclear weapons. |
| 0:53.3 | Do you all look back on that and say it was a mistake? |
| 0:57.0 | I do. |
| 0:58.0 | Do you feel that the United States owes you? |
| 1:01.0 | Um, partially. |
| 1:05.0 | Someone is trying to send us a message that they can strike blows against us, and we can't strike back. |
| 1:13.6 | This former national security official believes he was attacked in Washington with a mysterious weapon. |
| 1:20.6 | He's not alone. The director of the CIA and the FBI are investigating other incidents. |
| 1:28.3 | Two were reported at the White House. |
| 1:31.3 | Is the national security structure in danger of being incapacitated during a time of crisis? |
| 1:39.3 | No, I don't think that's the case. |
| 1:41.3 | But if people are being overcome on West Executive Avenue, |
| 1:45.6 | is that an indication that the White House in its grounds are no longer safe? |
| 1:51.3 | I'm Leslie Stahl. |
| 1:52.9 | I'm Bill Whitaker. |
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