This Month
Putin’s Australian-made blender spotted in tour of opulent apartment
The Russian president gives a TV crew a rare glimpse of his gilded Moscow apartment - including his small kitchen where he keeps his $411 juicer.
Zelensky is surprise winner of Trump’s minerals deal
It’s a pretty solid deal for the Ukrainians. Not so for the US. Trump won’t be getting paid back for the billions of dollars Washington has already handed Kyiv.
‘Con job’: Chalmers dismisses Coalition election costings
The treasurer says Peter Dutton is unfit to become prime minister amid global volatility while attacking the opposition’s figures. How the day unfolded.
‘We can start digging’: Trump hails Ukraine minerals deal
The US president has repeatedly demanded access to Ukraine’s rare earth materials as a condition for continued US support in the war.
April
Trump’s plan to seize Ukraine’s minerals is a strategic debacle
The West just has to wait a little, tighten the screws at the right moment, and Putin will be forced to the table on our terms. Instead, Trump offers him a real estate joint venture.
Trump turns on Putin after Vatican meeting with Zelensky
The president’s comments come after he met Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky at the pope’s funeral in that was described as a “very productive discussion”.
Russian general killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow
Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik was killed in an explosion just as Donald Trump’s envoy to Russia arrived in Moscow.
Putin meets Trump envoy Witkoff for talks on Ukraine
Steven Witkoff visited the Russian president on on the same day as a Russian general was killed in a car bomb.
In rare criticism, Trump urges Putin to ‘STOP’ after Kyiv attack
Trump’s frustration is growing as a US-led effort to get a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia has not made progress.
Trump lashes Zelensky as Ukraine peace talks in doubt
The US president accused Volodymyr Zelensky of prolonging the “killing field” in Ukraine and harming negotiations with Vladimir Putin.
Rubio snubs Ukraine peace talks as US makes more overtures to Russia
The US Secretary of State will not attend talks in London aimed at ending the war amid news that Donald Trump wants to recognise Crimea as part of Russia.
Putin declares one-day Easter ceasefire, then breaks it
Shortly after the announcement, air raid sirens rang out in Kyiv. Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the plan as “yet another attempt by Putin to play with human lives”.
‘You’re horrible people’: US threatens to abandon Ukraine peace push
Donald Trump says the US will walk away from efforts to broker a peace deal unless there is progress soon, saying any party that makes it difficult are ‘fools’.
What Russia can still teach us
From Tolstoy to Shostakovich, Russian culture helped shape the world. We must not lose it.
Russian missiles kill more than 30 in Palm Sunday attack
Images from the scene showed lines of black body bags on the side of the road, while more bodies were seen wrapped in foil blankets among the debris.
‘Buffers are gone’: Taylor laments living standards slump
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is taking on his opposite number in Angus Taylor. Follow live updates.
UK names Russia as a top-level foreign influence threat
The move means that anyone who does business with Russian agencies must register their activity with British authorities.
March
Trump ‘pissed off’ with Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil
The US president is angry at the autocrat’s suggestions of how to install a new leadership in Ukraine and sideline Volodymyr Zelensky.
Pay, WFH will be centre of unions’ anti-Dutton campaign
ACTU secretary Sally McManus says Peter Dutton made a big mistake calling for an end to work from home for public servants; Scott Morrison has backed the opposition leader. The election will be May 3. How the day unfolded.
‘Never seen anything like it’: Trump’s outrageous new Ukraine deal
The latest version of Donald Trump’s “minerals deal” is unprecedented in the history of modern diplomacy and state relations.