Yesterday
Russia’s Christmas Day attacks ‘inhuman’, Ukraine says
Nearly three years into the war, the strikes wounded at least six people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv and killed one in the region of Dnipropetrovsk.
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- Pavel Polityuk
This Month
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- World politics
Trump welcomed by Macron, joined by Zelensky for talks
On a day that mixed pageantry with attention to pressing global problems, the once and future American president was warmly embraced by the French president.
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- Tom McIlroy
November
Ukraine asks for NATO membership invite next week
An invitation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a letter to his NATO counterparts, would deny Russia one of its reasons for continuing the war.
- John Irish and Tom Balmforth
Russia warns of response as Ukraine strikes with US missiles
“Retaliatory measures are being prepared,” the Russian Defence Ministry said after confirming Ukraine struck its forces with US-supplied long-range weapons.
- Greg Sullivan
Rio angers both sexes; Zelensky ups stakes; Fewer Chinese house buyers
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
Why Putin might be making nuclear threats now
Escalating the conflict in Ukraine could reinforce Donald Trump’s argument for direct dialogue and ending the war.
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- Roland Oliphant
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- Russia-Ukraine war
‘We’re going to use all of it’. Zelensky ups stakes against Russia
As the conflict entered its 1000th day, Ukraine struck a base within Russia. The US shrugged at Russia’s latest threat to use nuclear weapons.
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- Kieran Daniel and Daniel Hardaker
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
US strike go-ahead limited, but hopes alive in Ukraine
Though restricted for now, America’s qualified long-strike approval could herald a broader relaxation.
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- Jack Wright
Ukraine’s Zelensky slams Scholz’s call with Putin
The German chancellor spoke with the Kremlin leader despite objections from the Ukrainian president that it would play into the Russian’s hands.
- Michael Nienaber, Daryna Krasnolutska and Alberto Nardelli
In Kyiv, a message for Trump: Don’t sell us out to Putin
Ukraine-based Australian artists George Gittoes and Hellen Rose say the mood in the country is that far too much blood has been spilt to give up now.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
Trump put Musk on phone with Zelensky during call
It is not clear what the three men discussed or whether they touched on any change in US policy towards Ukraine in the wake of Donald Trump’s election win.
- Maggie Haberman
How Trump’s win could reshape the world’s biggest war zones
“I’m going to stop wars,” the president-elect said in his victory speech. In Ukraine, Russia and the Middle East, reactions ranged from wary optimism to a truculent shrug.
- Hans van Leeuwen
October
Ukraine and Russia in talks about halting strikes on energy plants
An agreement would mark the most significant de-escalation of the war since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
- Max Seddon, Christopher Miller and Andrew England
North Korean troops could turn Ukraine into ‘world war’, Zelensky says
The leaders of Ukraine and NATO welcomed Australia’s gift of tanks, as a ministerial summit fretted about Chinese and North Korean involvement.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Trump’s grudge over Ukraine became opening for Putin
Trump’s scepticism about Ukraine and his suspicions that the country’s leaders favour Democrats continue to play out in the current presidential campaign.
- Mark Mazzetti and Adam Entous
Zelensky calls for urgent NATO membership
The Ukrainian leader revealed his “victory plan” that would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to “see that his geopolitical calculations are doomed”.
- Siobhán O'Grady and Kostiantyn Khudov
September
Zelensky to push Biden for advanced weapons to end war
The Ukraine president will meet Joe Biden in Washington this week, and will ask him to provide an official invitation to join NATO.
- Daryna Krasnolutska
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Why Kyiv wants to use Storm Shadow missiles in Russia
Kyiv wants to be able to use the long-range weapons to destroy the Russian air bases and bomber fleets that carry out attacks on its territory.
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- John Paul Rathbone
US hints at allowing Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia
Top US and UK officials announce nearly $2.2 billion in aid to Ukraine, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken says long-range missiles would soon be on the agenda.
- Matthew Lee and Illia Novikov
Iran ships ‘hundreds’ of missiles to Russia in ‘huge threat’
Delivery of weaponry to Moscow marks a “dramatic escalation” in the war against Ukraine, Kyiv and Western officials warn.
- Christopher Miller