Ukraine
Biden labels end of Facebook fact-checking ‘anti-American’
The US president also insisted he could have beaten Donald Trump during a wide-ranging press conference just days before he leaves office.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Latest
Forgive him? Zelensky says what he really thinks about Vladimir Putin
The Ukrainian leader calls his Russian foe a child “murderer” in an angry exchange with US podcaster Lex Fridman.
- by Joe Barnes
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Putin sprints to his imagined finish line in Ukraine war
Putin is mobilising troops and stepping up collaboration with allies ahead of Trump’s inauguration on January 20, hoping the West tires of the conflict.
- by Mick Ryan
What to expect around the world in 2025
One name keeps popping up as our correspondents note the major issues they will be watching on their patch. It promises to be a wild ride.
- by Lisa Visentin, Zach Hope, Farrah Tomazin, Rob Harris and Lia Timson
Opinion
Political leadership
Politics, like comedy, is about timing. Albanese will be a victim of the liberal era’s fall
Voters around the world are choosing a rougher cut of leader to champion them into the second quarter of the 21st century. Anthony Albanese will never be that.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
The rise and fall of strongmen, and justice for a woman unbowed
It was a year of wars, election surprises, royal health scares and the reign of new queens. Within this maelstrom, one woman’s quiet courage shone through.
- by Lisa Visentin, Zach Hope, Farrah Tomazin, Rob Harris, Matthew Knott, Matt Wade and Lia Timson
‘Expendable’ North Korean troops suffer mass casualties fighting for Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says some North Koreans are being killed by their own men to avoid capture.
- by Gabriella Borter
A strange banging sound, chaos and prayers before plane crashed
Twenty-nine people miraculously survived the Azerbaijani Airlines crash on Christmas Day. Three retell their horrifying tale.
- by Milana Mazaeva and Ivan Nechepurenko
Russia’s Christmas Day attacks ‘deliberate’ and ‘inhuman’: Zelensky
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without heating or lights after a barrage of cruise and ballistic missiles, and drones.
- by Pavel Polityuk
Albanese seeks ‘positive outcome’ for Australian fighter captured by Russia
Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins became the first known Australian to be taken prisoner by Russia in Ukraine, when footage of him appeared on social media.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
‘Your typical Aussie cricket boy’: Why Oscar Jenkins went to fight in Ukraine
On the cricket field, Oscar Jenkins was a formidable all-rounder. The former Melbourne Grammar student’s teammates were shocked to learn he had been captured by Russians on a Ukrainian battlefield.
- by Sherryn Groch and Ashleigh McMillan
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/ukraine-gc3