Russia-Ukraine war
Russian drones bombard Kursk highway
Telegram videos from an account linked to the Russian military show drone attacks on the R200 highway.
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Trump and Putin will discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Here’s what’s on the table
A temporary ceasefire is on the table, but both sides seem unwilling to make large concessions and have red lines that they insist cannot be crossed. Here is what’s at stake.
- Samya Kullab
Road of death: How drones hunted Ukraine troops out of Kursk
Soldiers are likening their retreat to scenes from a horror movie, with highway leading back to Ukraine under constant Russian attack.
- Kieran Kelly
‘We’ll be talking about land’: Trump to speak with Putin about ending Ukraine war
The US president said the two leaders would discuss concessions including land and power plants as part of ceasefire negotiations.
- Nathan Layne and Jeff Mason
- Analysis
- UK
Britain quit the European Union. Now it’s trying to lead it
Five years after Brexit, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s intense diplomacy on Ukraine has put Britain back in a familiar role on the global stage.
- Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
- Updated
- Ukraine
Australians ‘stand up to bullies’, PM says as Starmer challenges Putin
After a meeting of some 30 world leaders, Britain said planning for a future peacekeeping effort in Ukraine was entering an “operational phase”.
Trump asks Putin to hold fire as Ukraine urges US to step up pressure on Moscow
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was “cautiously optimistic” as Donald Trump’s special envoy returned to the US from talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump’s Putin charade insults our intelligence
Donald Trump is snatching Western defeat from the jaws of victory in Ukraine. He is extending a lifeline to a struggling war criminal running out of ways to fund his mischief.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Albanese, Dutton split on peacekeepers as Putin responds to ceasefire call
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join talks with world leaders on Saturday night, and is willing to consider a small deployment as a show of support.
- David Crowe
Putin suggests US ceasefire plan for Ukraine needs serious reworking
The Russian leader says he agrees in principle with America’s proposal for a 30-day truce, but that “there are issues” that need to be discussed.
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