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‘Narcissist v assassin’: Trump’s latest threat to Putin comes with extra oomph

It is wise to be wary about the US president’s tough talk when he speaks about Ukraine. This time, however, he’s throwing serious military hardware behind his message to Moscow.

  • David Crowe

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

US pledges to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine in funding deal

The move reflects the growing impatience in the White House with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  • David Crowe
Finland’s Preisdent Alexander Stubb has some advice about living next to Russia.

Landmines, fences and plenty of ‘sisu’: Life living next door to Vladimir Putin

From the Finnish president’s lakeside summer residence, Alexander Stubb tells Peter Hartcher what Australia can learn from Finland’s experience.

  • Peter Hartcher
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump talks tough, but Putin is not listening

While some suggest the US president is finally alert to the danger, Putin seems to believe he can carry on regardless in Ukraine.

  • David Crowe
The Crown Prince is formally proclaimed new Danish King Frederik X by the Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace on January 14, 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark. King Frederik X is succeeding Queen Margrethe II, who will be stepping down after reigning for 51 years. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) .

Denmark’s new Iron Lady wants more missiles and fewer migrants. Will Europe follow her lead?

A former darling of the left, Mette Frederiksen now wants the EU to embrace her tough policies on defence and immigration.

  • David Crowe
This photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service shows a fire following a Russian attack in the Kyiv region on Wednesday.

Poland scrambles fighter jets after Russia targets crucial Ukraine hub

As Russia seeks to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences, the US has resumed deliveries of some weapons including precision-guided rockets.

  • Illia Novikov
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FILE - Presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis, right, other trial judges and lawyers view the reconstructed wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, at the Gilze-Rijen military airbase, southern Netherlands, on May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

How Russia was responsible: Landmark court ruling on downing of MH17

The European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that Russia and its agents engaged in “manifestly unlawful” conduct in a missile attack that killed 298 passengers and crew.

  • David Crowe
Starovoit was found with a fatal gunshot wound.

Ousted Putin minister dies in gunshot ‘suicide’, adding to list of mystery deaths

The body of Roman Starovoit, who was removed as transport minister hours before, was found in a parked car next to a gun previously presented to him as a gift.

  • David Crowe
Smoke rises after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine.

Trump, Zelensky talk weapons in ‘productive’ call after Russia pummels Kyiv

Waves of drones and missiles targeted Ukraine’s capital overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago.

  • Hanna Arhirova
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Denmark on Thursday.

Trump has hung Ukraine out to dry, though Zelensky did all he asked

The US decision to cut off munitions already promised seems cruel and gratuitous.

  • Owen Matthews

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