Russia welcomes US plan to deny Ukraine NATO membership
Moscow remains uncommitted to reaching a quick deal on the Ukraine war, while the US is awaiting Kyiv’s response to the proposal.
Russia And Ukraine Conflict
Putin brutally ignores ceasefire
The US President may feel frustrated by his own failure to fulfil his bombastic pledge to end the war within 24 hours of returning to the White House and then the extended Easter deadline he gave himself.
Kyiv on the clock to agree Trump plan to end war
Ukraine is under pressure to respond this week to a series of far-reaching Trump administration ideas for a ceasefire, including potential US recognition of Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Vance meets Pope to ease tensions over migrants row
The brief but symbolic meeting drew global attention after a public row over the pope’s outspoken recent criticism of US immigration policies.
Ukraine says Russia still attacking despite Putin’s ceasefire declaration
Ukrainian officials and soldiers said Russian forces continued to fire on all fronts, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Easter halt to military attacks on Ukraine.
Russia charges Aussie captured in Ukraine
Russian authorities have laid criminal charges against captured Australian man Oscar Jenkins, who was a volunteer fighter for Ukraine.
Kremlin ramps up illegal gas attacks to secure its gains
Russia is using banned chemical weapons to deadly effect against Ukraine.
US could walk away from Ukraine peace talks in days, warns Rubio
Secretary of state’s remarks come after Washington and Kyiv signed ‘memorandum of intent’ for minerals deal and reconstruction fund.
Ukrainians ‘like fire extinguishers putting out Russian advance’
As Russia talks of peace, its spring offensive intensifies. A Ukrainian special forces commander tells of the struggle to defend the northern city of Sumy.
NATO chief says US-led Ukraine peace talks ‘not easy’
NATO chief Mark Rutte said that US President Donald Trump’s push for a ceasefire and lasting peace in Ukraine was ‘not easy’ and condemned Russia’s ‘terrible pattern’ of attacks on Ukrainian civilians.
Aides push Trump to take harder line with Moscow
In a rare public criticism Donald Trump said Putin was chiefly to blame for the Ukraine war but Marco Rubio and Keith Kellogg want him to be more sceptical of Moscow’s desire for peace.
Brutal attack on Ukraine city central to Putin’s negotiations
The Russian missiles that crashed into the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday not only killed dozens, they were also an illustration of Vladimir Putin’s brutal negotiating tactics.
Yes, women do belong in frontline combat roles
Australia faces the real prospect of conflict in our region. Faux culture wars such as this serve only to distract from the serious task of preparing our defence force for the challenges ahead.
‘Horrible, terrible’: Trump lashes Russia strike on Ukraine city
Donald Trump said he thought the Ukraine war as ‘horrible’ after two ballistic missiles hit the city of Sumy, leaving bodies strewn in the street.
Probing China’s role in Ukraine
Evidence of Chinese citizens joining the Russian military to fight against Ukraine adds a grave new strategic dimension to Vladimir Putin’s lawless attempt to overrun the sovereign democratic nation.
Putin’s secret deal-maker emerges from the shadows
Sergei Beseda, who joined the KGB in the 1970s shortly after Putin, is one of the few Russian officials with a direct line to the President. Little is known about him in the West – but an investigation reveals he has played an instrumental role in some of Russia’s most sensitive missions.
Trump envoy: Ukraine could be divided like postwar Berlin
General Keith Kellogg suggests Britain and France could lead western zone of control.
Witkoff meets Putin as Trump tells Russia to ‘get moving’ on Ukraine
The visit came after Trump expressed frustration with Moscow for delaying peace talks.
Prince Harry meets war victims in surprise Ukraine visit
Prince Harry visited a medical clinic which provides orthopaedic devices for soldiers and civilians who have lost limbs, hours after appearing in a London court demanding taxpayer security.
Europe holds fresh ‘coalition of willing’ talks
Britain and France are spearheading discussions among a ‘coalition of the willing’ of some 30 countries looking to shore up any deal Donald Trump might strike.
US-Russia prisoner swap in Abu Dhabi
Moscow releases Ksenia Karelina while Washington frees Arthur Petrov.
Ukraine counts more than 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia
China has denied military involvement in Ukraine after Kyiv said it captured two Chinese citizens.
12 stars caught in the middle as PGA-LIV golf war drags on
US president Donald Trump says a PGA-LIV Golf peace deal is proving harder to strike than an end to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. And there’s 12 stars about to be caught in the crossfire.
Trump’s accused would-be assassin sought Ukraine rocket launcher
Ryan Routh tried to make the purchase from someone he believed to be a Ukrainian with access to a haul of military grade weapons, telling him ‘Trump isn’t good for Ukraine,’ prosecutors allege.
Reach for the strategic blue-sky possibility
R&D that’s relevant now is important, but so is the basic work that may lead to breakthrough capabilities down the track
Ukraine ‘captures’ two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia
The Ukrainian President accused China of joining Russia’s war and urged the US, Europe to respond.
Trump lashes ‘horrible’ Russian bombing that killed nine children
The failure of Donald Trump to fulfil his campaign pledge of a swift end to the Ukraine war was brought into sharp relief by Russia’s killing of nine children in a missile strike.
Minerals become ultimate bargaining chip
Ukraine, an African nation and Denmark are discussing mineral pacts with Washington as President Donald Trump is pressing for access and hoping to outduel China for raw materials.
Why were no tariffs placed on Moscow?
Even Ukraine, whose economy has been devastated in the three years since Russia launched a brutal, all-out invasion, was hit by the new minimum tariff. Yet Russia itself was spared.
‘Weak’: Zelensky chides US response to strike that killed 9 children
At least 18 were killed after a Russian ballistic missile hit a residential area where a children’s playground, houses were located, officials said.
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