06/23/2024: The Capital of Free Russia, Our Mistake is Your Responsibility, Law of the Sea

2024 年 6 月 23 日:自由俄罗斯的首都,我们的错误是你的责任,海洋法

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2024-06-24

42 分钟
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In Russia many of Vladimir Putin’s political opponents are dead or in exile. Scott Pelley meets some of those who defied Putin and were forced to flee to the nearby capital of Vilnius, Lithuania. Few people realize it, but Social Security’s mistakes are your responsibility. It often doesn’t matter if it’s not your fault – you still must pay. Anderson Cooper reports. The U.S. is conspicuously absent from the international race to explore deep sea mining. Bill Whitaker speaks with former diplomats and military leaders trying to break a Senate logjam, and with others standing firm in their opposition. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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  • Today.

  • Lithuania's capital is clothed in the colors of Ukraine, and Putin is reminded an international court is waiting with his arrest Warrant.

  • Since the 2022 invasion, Lithuania has become a refuge for Putin's fiercest critics.

  • You would be in a Russian prison just for doing this interview.

  • Oh, for sure, for sure.

  • In 2022, nearly 1 million Americans like Stephen and Becky Sword received a letter from the Social Security Administration saying that due to a government miscalculation, they owed Social Security money, a lot of money.

  • In their case, $51,887.

  • The swords were asked to repay it within 30 days.

  • Are you scared?

  • He's thinking we're going to lose our house.

  • You know, what are we going to do?

  • I mean, we're very scared.

  • 168 countries, including China, have signed on to the United Nations Law of the Sea, a treaty that divvies up the international seabed for the mining of precious metals, vital for everything from electric cars to defense systems.

  • Absent from the treaty, the United States.

  • The United States probably has got the most to gain of any country in the world if it were party to the Law of the Sea convention.

  • And conversely, we actually probably have the most to lose by not being part of it.

  • I'm Leslie Stahl.

  • I'm Bill Whitaker.