Russia & Ukraine Conflict

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

In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on June 2, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Poland's President Andrzej Duda (L) pose for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Steps for peace’: Russia’s deal after Ukraine drone attack

The day after Ukraine launched an extraordinary covert attack destroying $11 billion worth of Russian war planes, the Kremlin fronted peace talks with a surprising outcome.

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Tributes for Aussie killed in Ukraine

A memorial service for Australian volunteer Nicholas Parsons killed in Ukraine, will be held in Townsville.

TOPSHOT - In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service in Kyiv on April 26, 2025, (L-R) France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump speak with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

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UK, France, Germany to join US in last ditch Ukraine truce talks

America has confirmed the UK, France and Germany will also be in the room in an unprecedented diplomatic effort to help negotiate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Follow updates.

Smoke rises in the sky following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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Israel demands Hamas accept hostage deal or be ‘annihilated’

Israel has threatened Hamas with ‘annihilation’ if the Palestinian militant group refuses to accept a hostage deal as US President Donald Trump announces a ceasefire deal is ‘very close’.

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(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

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.

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ASX 200 back in the red; MinRes down

MinRes faces more bumps on Onslow haul road. Myer’s challenges continue as costs rise. ‘Value destructive’: Rio dismisses unification push. Hanwha ‘wildly mistaken’ on new move: Austal chair.

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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

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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In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Aleksey Babushkin / POOL / AFP)

‘Monster’: Minister lashes Russia’s Putin

A senior minister has lashed Vladimir Putin, calling the Russian President an “immoral monster” as Labor mulls deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine.

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ASX 200 climbs as US futures soar

Australian stocks rise into the weekend. US futures soar as Trump government shutdown risks fade but trade tariff fights continue. Banks in the red. Gold miners soar as safe-haven commodity eyes new peak past $US3000 per ounce.

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FASTIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 24: A soldier holds a flag during the joint military funerals for Volodymyr Semenyuk, 43, and his military comrade Serhiy Voytenko, 53, on February 24, 2025 in Fastiv, Ukraine. Both soldiers were with the 47th brigade, killed together on February 18th in Kursk (Russia) when a glide bomb hit their position. Monday marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Russian forces continuing to make slow but steady gains across Ukraine's eastern front, while Ukrainian forces have staged a counter-offensive into Russian territory. The milestone comes as tensions between Ukraine and its key ally, the United States, have been escalating since Ukraine was excluded last week from bilateral talks between American and Russian diplomats, on laying the groundwork for peace negotiations. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Albo to join world leaders’ peace call

World leaders are set to discuss a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, amid questions over whether Australia would commit boots on the ground.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Trump says NATO ‘stepping up’; video shows troop wipe-out

Donald Trump has held a meeting with NATO’s chief after Vladimir Putin flagged “serious issues” with the Ukraine truce proposal and footage showed North Korean troops wiped out.

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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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