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China’s servicemen take part in the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9.

Putin declares it’s an unshakeable friendship. But his spies say China is ‘the enemy’

A secretive intelligence unit in Russia’s domestic security agency has warned that China poses a serious threat to security as it tries to recruit Russian spies and get its hands on sensitive military technology.

  • Jacob Judah, Paul Sonne and Anton Troianovski

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US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday.

‘Takes two to tango’: Trump mulls punishing Ukraine, as well as Russia

Meanwhile, the Kremlin has accused Britain of being involved in the surprise drone attack that destroyed Russian bombers at the weekend.

  • Catherine Lucey, Kate Sullivan and Arne Delfs
An Explosion rocks Kerch Bridge to Crimea as Ukraine strikes again.

Ukraine says it struck key Crimean bridge with underwater blast

Ukraine’s security service claims it damaged the foundations of the Kerch Bridge linking Russia and illegally annexed Crimea.

  • Illia Novikov
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Putin has laid out his demands. They reveal a mountainous wedge between Moscow and Kyiv

US and Turkey-brokered peace talks, which began without an exchange of handshakes or pleasantries, appeared to bring the sides no closer to a truce.

  • Joe Barnes
FILE - In this photo released by Irkutsk regional Gov. Igor Kobzev’s Telegram channel on Sunday, June 1, 2025, plumes of smoke are seen rising over the Belaya air base in eastern Siberia after a Ukrainian drone attack. (Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev Telegram channel via AP, File)

Anger over drone attack shows Ukraine hit Russia where it hurt

The brazen operation exploited a key Russian vulnerability – and showed Moscow and Washington that Kyiv can still disrupt Vladimir Putin’s war plans.

  • Francesca Ebel, Serhiy Morgunov, Alex Horton and Siobhan O'Grady
Vladimir Putin speaks to China’s President Xi Jinping during the Victory Day parade in Moscow.

Putin gave him ice-cream. Xi says they’re best friends. But this bromance has limits

The leaders of Russia and China have cultivated an image of affection that has alarmed Donald Trump, but not all is as it seems, analysts say.

  • Lisa Visentin
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Ukrainian drones destroy Russian bombers

Ukrainian drones destroyed Putin’s bombers. A secret operation made it possible

For people living in Russia’s remote regions, a once-distant war arrived suddenly and explosively on their doorsteps on Sunday.

  • Adrian Blomfield
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Ukraine destroys Russian bombers in surprise drone attack

The operation – codenamed “Spider’s Web” – was personally overseen by Volodymyr Zelensky and was carried out by hiding drones in wooden sheds and trucking them into Russia.

  • Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder

‘Be very realistic’: Defence expert on the new world order – and Indonesia’s rise

Professor Hugh White, our leading defence and intelligence analyst, discusses Australia’s national security in the shadow of Trump’s foreign policy shift.

  • Greg Callaghan
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Trump says Putin ‘playing with fire’, prompting ‘WWIII’ warning from Moscow

Trump lashed out at the Russian president as Moscow has hit Ukraine with some of the war’s deadliest drone and missile attacks while not moving forward on ceasefire efforts.

  • Steve Holland, Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa

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