Russia & Ukraine Conflict

Follow all the latest developments in the escalating conflict between Russia and the Ukraine.

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12 stars caught in the middle as PGA-LIV golf war drags on

US president Donald Trump says a PGA-LIV Golf peace deal is proving harder to strike than an end to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. And there’s 12 stars about to be caught in the crossfire.

(COMBO) This combination of files pictures created on March 18, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump on the phone in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2017 and a handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on February 12, 2025, showing Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking during a phone call with the US president while sitting at his office in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on March 20, 2025 against heeding a Kremlin call to halt military aid for his country and announced he would speak with US President Donald Trump later within hours. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM and Handout / various sources / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

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Trump proposes US ownership of Ukraine’s nuke plants

In their first known talk since their White House stoush, Donald Trump spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky on aligning the “requests and needs” of Russia and Ukraine.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos June 3, 2021: The opening of the ASX this morning with a mix of red and green on the board. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

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(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 07, 2024 shows Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) looking on during a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024, and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) decorating Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called during a ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 9, 2024. Putin and Trump will speak by phone on March 18, 2025, as one US official expressed hope the two could agree a Ukraine ceasefire within

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What Trump said about marathon phone call with Putin

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke for 90 minutes about the proposed Ukraine ceasefire. Here is what they agreed on and what it means.

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ASX sinks; warnings consumers will cop tariff hit

Investors wipe $36bn off the local market and push the ASX 200 to the brink of a “correction” as Wall Street tumbles continues to tumble. No exemption for tariffs on Australian steel, aluminium sent to US. Corporate regulator sues super giant.

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In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on March 10, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-L) is welcomed by Saudi deputy Mecca Governor Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz (C-R) upon his arrival to Jeddah for talks between Ukrainian officials, Saudi and US representatives. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Zelensky ‘apologised’ to Trump ahead of peace talks

Volodymyr Zelensky is said to have apologised to Donald Trump over their now infamous White House clash, as the Ukrainian President arrived in Saudi Arabia for truce talks.

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Dutton slammed over Ukraine swipe

Peter Dutton has been accused of “politicising” support for Ukraine after he slammed a pledge by the PM to potentially put Aussie boots on the ground.

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This photograph taken on March 5, 2025, shows a television screen broadcasting France's President Emmanuel Macron addressing a live interview on French TV at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. Emmanuel Macron announced on March 5, 2025, that France will gather next week in Paris the chiefs of staff from countries ready to guarantee a future peace in Ukraine. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

‘New era’: Macron threatens to unleash nukes

In a bold televised address, French President Emmanuel Macron declared he is ready to deploy its nukes to protect Europe from Russia.

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with the Moscow State University rector at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 3, 2024. Picture: NewsWire / POOL / AFP / Mikhail Metzel

Albo opens fire on ‘authoritarian’ Putin

Anthony Albanese has lashed Vladimir Putin in fiery remarks reaffirming Australia’s support for Ukraine.

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US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia.

Ukraine’s brutal call on Trump

The US’s role in the world is “changing”, and countries like Australia must “step up for democracy”, Ukraine’s envoy says.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - February 24 2025: Protestors in front of the Russian embassy, on the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Albo’s huge call on troops in Ukraine

Anthony Albanese has hinted Australian troops may be in Ukraine as Western countries deepen support for Kyiv.

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‘Views diverged’: Dutton’s call on Trump

Donald Trump’s infamous stoush with Ukraine’s president has sparked security fears in Australia and a warning we may need to rethink our reliance on the US.

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