We stand with The Times writers
With its appalling record of killing opponents, the Putin regime’s warning that editorial writers at our sister paper ‘are now legitimate military targets’ must be taken seriously.
Russia And Ukraine Conflict
Zelensky admits Ukraine cannot retake Crimea and Donbas
The Ukrainian President says it doesn’t ‘have the strength to recover’ the stolen territories, calling for the international community to pressure Putin to come to the negotiating table.
Russia arrests ‘Ukrainian agent’ for general’s killing
Russia has arrested an alleged hitman who claims he was offered $160,000 cash and a European passport by Ukraine for the assassination of general Igor Kirillov.
Killing of top general is a message from Ukraine: You aren’t safe, even at home
The shift from Ukraine to target high-profile Russian targets within its borders shows an escalation to disrupt and demoralise the country’s war machine.
‘Legitimate act’: The Times article that led to Putin ally’s threats
A leader in The London Times about the assassination of a Russian general has led to serious threats from a key Putin ally. This is the article that caused Dmitri Medvedev to describe Times editors as ‘key military targets’.
Putin ally threatens The London Times
Dmitri Medvedev said the ‘entire management team’ of The Times were military targets and warned ‘be careful’ after the paper ran a leader on Ukraine’s assassination of a Russian general.
‘Unwavering’: Huge Aussie update for Ukraine
Australia is making a major move as the full-scale war in Ukraine nears its third anniversary.
Follow Trump’s lead on hostage release, Coalition urges Wong
After Foreign Minister Penny Wong doubled down on her Gaza ceasefire push, Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie said Labor should instead follow Donald Trump’s tough stance. The president-elect’s ‘all hell to pay’ threat has seen Hamas move closer to a hostage deal.
Wong in sharp clash with Israelis
Penny Wong’s whistlestop tour of Europe has seen her arrive in Ukraine to warn of Russia’s help to North Korea.
How Ukraine reached into Moscow to kill the Kremlin’s general
It was just after 6am when a bomb exploded at the entrance to a Moscow apartment block killing a high-ranking Russian general, in the latest targeted assassination by Kyiv’s spy agencies.
Hundreds of N. Korean casualties in Kursk region
North Korean forces have suffered ‘several hundred’ casualties fighting against Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, a senior US military official said.
Assassination shines a light on Ukraine’s shadowy hit squads
The explosion that killed a Russian general was the latest in a list of assassinations of Moscow’s military officials, propaganda agents and other pro-Kremlin figures by the Ukrainian security service.
Ukraine claims it assassinated Russian military general
Igor Kirillov, who was killed outside a residential building after a device was planted in a scooter, was suspected by Ukraine of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons.
‘I’m going to skin you’: Australians at war in Ukraine
Dramatic footage has emerged of Australians fighting in Ukraine showing the chaos and horror on the frontline as their unit is targeted by drones and enemy gunfire | WATCH
Australia doesn’t rule out troops in Ukraine
Richard Marles says Australia will “support Ukraine for as long as it takes”, failing to rule out deploying troops in a peacekeeper capacity.
Victoria bans protests at places of worship in anti-Semitism crackdown
Victoria’s Labor government will move to ban terrorist flags and symbols in public, ban face coverings at protests, and introduce legislation to curb protests at places of worship following an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue last week.
Marles won’t rule out Aussie peacekeepers in Ukraine
The Defence Minister has refused to rule out Australia being involved in Ukraine on the ground in a future peacekeeping role.
Why Assad’s fall is a blow to Putin – and exposes Russia’s weakness
Moscow has downplayed the fall of its biggest ally in the Middle East, but the Kremlin’s credibility has been severely weakened by the war in Ukraine.
Russian whodunit: How did brutal dictator flee?
Russia secretly squirrelled Assad out of Syria and tried to make it look like his plane had crashed, says Ukrainian intelligence.
Assad’s downfall will reverberate far beyond Syria’s borders
The collapse of Vladimir Putin’s puppet regime in Syria has left allies and rivals wondering if he could throw Bashar al-Assad under the bus for Ukraine, how strong is he really?
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