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US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday.

‘Takes two to tango’: Trump mulls punishing Ukraine, as well as Russia

Meanwhile, the Kremlin has accused Britain of being involved in the surprise drone attack that destroyed Russian bombers at the weekend.

  • Catherine Lucey, Kate Sullivan and Arne Delfs

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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
Ukrainian drones destroy Russian bombers

Ukrainian drone strikes show up Australia’s out-of-date defences

With a focus on AUKUS and averting risk, Australia risks fighting the last war rather than the next one.

  • Mick Ryan
An Explosion rocks Kerch Bridge to Crimea as Ukraine strikes again.

Ukraine says it struck key Crimean bridge with underwater blast

Ukraine’s security service claims it damaged the foundations of the Kerch Bridge linking Russia and illegally annexed Crimea.

  • Illia Novikov
Vladimir Putin

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
On the campaign trail, Karol Nawrocki assailed Prime Minister Donald Tusk for, in his telling, jeopardising Poland’s traditionally strong relations with the United States.

Caught between two Wests, Poland tilts towards the Trumpian model

After Romania’s recent rejection of a nationalist candidate who had declared himself a “candidate on the MAGA ticket”, liberals had hoped that Europe’s right-wing populist wave was receding. Those hopes evaporated on Monday.

  • Andrew Higgins
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FILE - In this photo released by Irkutsk regional Gov. Igor Kobzev’s Telegram channel on Sunday, June 1, 2025, plumes of smoke are seen rising over the Belaya air base in eastern Siberia after a Ukrainian drone attack. (Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev Telegram channel via AP, File)

Anger over drone attack shows Ukraine hit Russia where it hurt

The brazen operation exploited a key Russian vulnerability – and showed Moscow and Washington that Kyiv can still disrupt Vladimir Putin’s war plans.

  • Francesca Ebel, Serhiy Morgunov, Alex Horton and Siobhan O'Grady
Ukrainian drones destroy Russian bombers

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
Russia drone attack

Ukraine destroys Russian bombers in surprise drone attack

The operation – codenamed “Spider’s Web” – was personally overseen by Volodymyr Zelensky and was carried out by hiding drones in wooden sheds and trucking them into Russia.

  • Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder
Emergency services respond at the scene of the collapse, in an unverified image.

‘The bridge was blown up’: At least seven dead after two Russian bridges collapse near Ukraine

The incidents in neighbouring Russian regions derailed trains, including one headed for Moscow, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens.

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