Putin's Russia
Shadow fleets and ‘grey-zone’ sabotage: The communication battleground beneath the waves
Undersea fibre-optic cables are lifelines for everything from financial markets to military command. But they’re under siege, and in the Baltic Sea, NATO is racing to adapt.
- Rob Harris
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Putin says ‘the whole of Ukraine is ours’ – in theory
Ukraine’s foreign minister denounced the statements as evidence of Russian “disdain” for US peace efforts.
- Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
A US attack on Iran would show the limits of China’s power
China, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lot to lose from a wider war. But there’s not much it can do about it.
- David Pierson, Keith Bradsher and Berry Wang
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
This is the war Trump didn’t want, and his ‘peacemaker’ credentials are falling apart
Never has a US president delegated the negotiation over a critical national interest to an American enemy. Yet we seem to be on the brink of exactly that.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s Russian delusion is complete. He sees Putin as a peacemaker
The evidence of the Russian’s uncanny and growing influence over Trump suggests that perhaps he is now the de facto US national security adviser to the president.
- Peter Hartcher
North Korea raises capsized warship damaged in botched launch
It wasn’t immediately clear what condition the ship is in from lying in the water for several days after the launch failure, which Kim Jong-un labelled “a criminal act”.
- Kim Tong-hyung
Trump flags Russian retaliation, plays down peace talks after Putin call
The US president foreshadowed a Kremlin response to the weekend’s massive Ukrainian drone attacks on air bases that destroyed billions of dollars worth of equipment.
- Michael Koziol
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
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
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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