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As Trump and Putin circle each other, an agenda beyond Ukraine emerges
The Russian leader has made it very clear he is ready to deal, keen to end three years of diplomatic isolation.
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- David E. Sanger and Anton Troianovski
This Month
Putin ready to meet Trump to ‘talk about’ Ukraine
If the 2020 US election had not been stolen, then “perhaps there would not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022”, Vladimir Putin said.
- Vladimir Soldatkin and Anastasia Lyrchikova
Musk, Altman clash over AI deal | Is it time to sell CBA stock? | CEO productivity hacks
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Trump tells Putin to ‘make a deal’ on Ukraine or face new costs
“Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were president, over with,” the Republican said in a social media post.
- David Lawder and Daphne Psaledakis
The wild, AI-assisted biopic Putin doesn’t want you to see
Polish director Patryk Vega’s film may well prove less controversial for what it says than for how it says it.
- Boris Starling
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Why Penny Wong has to expel Russia’s ambassador
Russia places little value on human life, but the feared execution of Australian man Oscar Jenkins cannot go unpunished.
- Andrew Tillett
PM, Dutton threaten Russia over feared execution of Australian soldier
The Albanese government has left the door open to expelling Russia’s envoy if reports captured Australian fighter Oscar Jenkins has been executed are true.
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- Andrew Tillett
Trump to urge Zelensky to lower Ukraine’s conscription age to 18
Ukraine’s conscription age was lowered to 25 last year, but lowering it further is unpopular and Ukraine says it lacks enough weapons to arm its current forces.
- Isobel Koshiw
Chinese airlines rush into Europe as Western carriers retreat
Scandinavian Airlines, Lufthansa, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have all suspended some routes to the mainland in 2024, citing cost pressures from avoiding Russia.
- Chan Ho-him and Philip Georgiadis
Ukraine launches fresh attack in Kursk region of Russia
The Russian Defence Ministry said Ukrainian forces had begun a large new assault featuring tanks, mine-clearing equipment and at least a dozen armoured vehicles.
- Marc Santora
Trump, holding court at Mar-a-Lago, says he will go to Carter funeral
Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny were among guests at the black-tie affair, along with billionaire and Trump confidant Elon Musk.
- Maggie Haberman
Putin tells Russians that ‘everything will be fine’
President Vladimir Putin, the longest-serving ruler of Russia since Josef Stalin, framed his nation’s challenges as part of a wider historic mission.
- Mark Trevelyan
December 2024
Putin apologises for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijani plane crash
The Russian president launched a criminal investigation into the disaster, but stopped short of accepting responsibility.
- Samya Kullab
Assad’s wife given ‘50/50 chance’ of survival as leukaemia returns
Asma al-Assad is thought to have flown to Moscow for treatment some time before the Kremlin persuaded her husband to flee in the face of lightning rebel advances.
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- Ben Farmer
How Assad secretly sent 21 planeloads of Syria’s cash to Moscow
The near-broke central bank sent almost $400 million in bulk shipments between 2018 and 2019 to Russia when the dictator was indebted to the Kremlin.
- Miles Johnson, Mehul Srivastava and Chloe Cornish
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The vast spy agency behind Russian general’s death
The assassination of Igor Kirillov marked the latest strike in a shadow war between Kyiv and Moscow. It was carried out by Ukraine’s intelligence service, the SBU.
- Christopher Miller and Max Seddon
- Opinion
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Why Putin’s Russia may be closer to collapse than we think
If the Saudis decide to flood the world with cheap crude to recoup market share, oil will fall below $40 and Russia will spin out of economic control.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
‘Three fatal errors’: Bowen outlines ‘flaws’ in nuclear policy
Chris Bowen says there are “three fatal errors” in the nuclear energy costings; Coalition promises to reach net zero 44pc cheaper than Labor. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
Why the ‘Anti-Elon Tesla club’ is booming
Some customers are cooling on the best-known electric vehicle brand as the billionaire CEO cultivates close ties to Donald Trump.
- Claire Bushey
Employment shock; Libs leader loses trial; Forrest’s vital moment
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