Russia And Ukraine Conflict

co-ordinated sanctionsWorld

KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 10: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (centre right) with French President Emmanuel Macron (centre left) in Kyiv as European leaders meet in Ukraine for further talks on the so-called

Europe issues ultimatum to Russia for 30-day ceasefire

The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland visited Ukraine on Saturday for talks with Volodymyr Zelensky, with Donald Trump joining via telephone.

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‘Bluster and theatrics’The Wall Street Journal

US President Donald Trump speaks while signing an executive order on legislation relating to household consumer energy policies, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Trump promised to end two wars quickly – in private, he admits he’s frustrated

The president has told donors resolving the conflicts has been more difficult than he thought.

Josh Dawsey and Alexander Ward

coalition of the willingWorld

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a press conference with his Czech counterpart in Prague Castle, Czech Republic, on May 4, 2025. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Prague for a two-day visit, Czech politicians said. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP)

European leaders to meet in Ukraine

Russia has said it will not tolerate any Western military presence in Ukraine once the fighting ends and has warned the proposal could spark war between Moscow and NATO.

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military paradeThe Wall Street Journal

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, talk as they watch the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Sergei Bobylev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP)

Putin parades China, North Korea ties in Victory Day show of force

Vladimir Putin hosted the largest gathering of foreign leaders since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as the Russian president put on a display of military might to celebrate the Soviet Union’s defeat of the Nazis in World War II.

Thomas Grove

Ukraine warThe Wall Street Journal

TOPSHOT - Russian servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2025. Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two (WWII). (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

How Putin keeps Russia’s battle-hardened veterans on his side

Stalin feared them, but Vladimir Putin has learned to harness soldiers returning from Ukraine as a valuable base of support.

Matthew Luxmoore

violating ceasefireWorld

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping shake hands at the end of a signing ceremony and the joint media statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

‘Dear friend’: Putin, Xi rail against West

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping put on a display of defiance against the West in Moscow on Thursday ahead of the Kremlin’s Victory Day celebrations, while Ukraine accused Russia of violating a supposed three-day truce Putin had ordered for the occasion.

AFP

Vance on EuropeWorld

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 07: U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks to the Munich Leaders Meeting, hosted by the Munich Security Conference, at the Willard Hotel on May 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. The meeting brings together European and American leaders for a discussion on current security challenges and to strengthen transatlantic partnerships, focusing on defense, economics, and regional security. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Vance sets record straight on Europe/US relations

The US Vice President says Europe and America are still members of the ‘same team,’ but the trans-Atlantic alliance must evolve and change to meet future challenges

Joe Kelly

strikesThe Wall Street Journal

Vasyl Sievastianov, checks damage to his apartment, following a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Russia, Ukraine intensify attacks ahead World War II parade

More than a dozen airports were closed after a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes

Matthew Luxmoore and Jane Lytvynenko

softer toneWorld

Vice President JD Vance speaking at the Munich Leaders Meeting, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Vance insists US, Europe are still on the ‘same team’

The US Vice President renewed the case for a more equal transatlantic alliance, as he defended Donald Trump’s engagement of Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Joe Kelly

Ukraine conflictWorld

US President Joe Biden speaks during a conference of the Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) at the Sofitel Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, on April 15, 2025. The event marked Biden's first public remarks since leaving the office of the US Presidency. (Photo by tannen MAURY / AFP)

Biden accuses Trump of appeasing Putin

In his first interview since leaving office, the former president says he is worried that Europe no longer trusts the United States and that Russia will not stop until it annexes Ukraine.

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The Times

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he speaks to members of the Michigan National Guard at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Harrison Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hegseth scrapped Ukraine aid without telling Trump

The White House was caught off-guard when it emerged the defence secretary had cancelled military aid flights to Kyiv in January.

Alistair Dawber

threat to moscowWorld

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 20, 2018 shows a Russian air force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet flying over the sky in the rebel-held town of Arbin, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. - A Russian military plane crashed on October 17, 2022, into a residential area in Yeysk, a town in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported, quoting the defence ministry.

Ukraine sea drones shoot down Russian jets in military first

Kyiv says it downed two Russian jet fighters using naval drones equipped with modified US-made missiles, in what military officials say is the first such attack in the history of warfare.

Matthew Luxmoore

ukraine warThe Wall Street Journal

(FILES) In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on April 26, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) meets with US President Donald Trump (L) on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. The United States and Ukraine on April 30, 2025 signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump's administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid. Ukraine said it secured key interests after protracted negotiations, including full sovereignty over its own rare earths, which are vital for new technologies and largely untapped. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Face-to-face at the Vatican: How Trump and Zelensky made up

Zelensky’s showmanship helped rally the world against Russia’s invasion, but it has grated on Trump.

Isabel Coles and James Marson

ARCHIBALD PRIZEReview

Johannes Leak with his Archibald entry painting of Alex Ryvchin. PIC: Ryan Osland

What’s wrong with this picture? (Try asking the Art Gallery of NSW)

Johannes Leak knew the Archibald Prize trustees might reject his portrait of Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin, but painted him anyway, illuminating Ryvchin’s journey from Ukrainian refugee, born in the shadow of the Holocaust, to proud advocate for his people.

Claire Harvey

‘truly equal’World

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a press conference in Kyiv on April 22, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

Kyiv-US mineral deal blames Russia for Ukraine war

A leaked copy of the mineral deal specifically states that Russia invaded Ukraine; Volodymyr Zelensky describes agreement as ‘truly equal.’

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Trump and ZelenskyWorld

(FILES) US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. The United States and Ukraine on April 30, 2025 signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump's administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid. Ukraine said it secured key interests after protracted negotiations, including full sovereignty over its own rare earths, which are vital for new technologies and largely untapped. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Trump’s rocky road to a minerals deal with Kyiv

The signing of a sought after minerals deal is a breakthrough moment for Donald Trump in the turbulent relationship between Washington and Kyiv.

Joe Kelly

breakingWorld

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 19, 2025 shows, L-R, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels on December 19, 2024 and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2025. US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a

Ukraine, US sign ‘historic’ minerals deal

Kyiv and the US have signed the deal to allow Washington access to Ukraine’s minerals, after the Trump administration dropped its insistence the agreement allow it to recoup billions of dollars.

Allan Cullison and Jane Lytvynenko

MilitaryDefence

An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams Tank from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), 7th Combat Brigade fires its main gun during a live fire practice at Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of Exercise Diamond Run 2017. Picture: Department of Defence

Labor firm on tanks, Ukraine deployment

Anthony Albanese says Australia remains open to contributing peacekeeping troops to a “coalition of the willing” in Ukraine as the UK prepares to scale back the mission.

Ben Packham

AnalysisThe Times

FILE - In this image made from a video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, March 14, 2025, Russian soldiers ride on a self-propelled gun in Russia's Kursk region. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Has Russia really kicked Ukraine out of Kursk?

As Putin prepares to celebrate Victory Day, talk of triumph on the border may be premature.

Tom Ball

Victory DayWorld

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with members of the Council of Legislators under the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, April 28, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II as the US presses for a deal to end the 3-year-old war.

ILLIA NOVIKOV

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(FILES) A file photo taken on May 9, 2019, shows an Australian army M1A1 Abrams main battle tank firing a round at a target during Excercise Chong Ju, a live fire demonstration showcasing the army's joint combined arms capabilities at the Puckapunyal Military Base some 100 kilometres north of Melbourne. - Facing a wobbly ally in the United States and an increasingly bellicose China, Australia's foremost military strategists are cautiously debating whether the country needs to consider developing nuclear weapons. A century-old alliance with the United States brought bankable security guarantees, while mineral exports to China ensured 28 recession-free years at home. This happy arrangement meant the vast majority of Australians could keep the world at a safe distance, preoccupying themselves with a spectacular country, a panoply of spectator sports or the rolling soap opera that is domestic politics. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / TO GO WITH: ustralia-China-US-Defence, FOCUS by Andrew BEATTY

Aussie tanks pledged to Ukraine stuck 15,000km from frontline

Forty-nine Australian Army tanks promised to Ukraine six months ago are yet to leave the country amid delays by the Trump administration in approving the deal.

Ben Packham and Michael McKenna

AnalysisThe Wall Street Journal

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 15, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a speech during the opening ceremony of the road-and-rail Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait. The Russian-built Crimean bridge linking mainland Russia and Moscow-annexed Crimea was personally inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin five years ago on May 15, 2018. In October 2022, it was partially destroyed by a truck bomb in an attack Moscow blamed on Ukraine, an accusation Kyiv denies. The bridge serves as a vital link for transporting supplies to Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Built at a cost of 228 billion rubles ($3.7 billion), the structure connects the southern Krasnodar region with the Crimean city of Kerch, spanning a strait between the Black and Azov seas. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / POOL / AFP)

Why Crimea is essential to Russia’s invasion … and to Trump’s peace plan

Donald Trump’s strained efforts to end the war in Ukraine face Vladimir Putin’s determination to keep the Black Sea peninsula at the heart of his national project.

Jane Lytvynenko

Ukraine warWorld

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives at the White House, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump ‘thinks’ Zelensky may cede Crimea, tells Putin to ‘stop shooting’

Donald Trump says ‘I think’ Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to give up Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula captured by Russia in 2014, for a peace deal and Russia should ‘stop shooting’.

AFP

EditorialEditorials

Ukraine needs a circuit-breaker

The historic meeting at St Peter’s Basilica has provided new hope.

Editorial

NEW APPROACHWorld

TOPSHOT - In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service in Kyiv on April 26, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) meets with US President Donald Trump (L) on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘He’s tapping me along’: Trump turns on Putin after Zelensky meeting

US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the hush of St Peter’s Basilica before Pope Francis’s funeral.

Jacquelin Magnay

final goodbyeWorld

The coffin of Pope Francis is carried in front of dignitaries, including President Donald Trump, center, and French President Emmanuel Macron, during his funeral in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

‘He touched minds and hearts’: Pope Francis farewelled

Mourners were told of Pope’s call to ‘build bridges, not walls’ as Trump and Zelensky met inside St Peter’s Basilica.

Jacquelin Magnay

War in UkraineThe Times

President Zelensky joined a day of mourning in Kyiv after 12 people were killed by Russian strikes on Thursday. Picture: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

Land deal is the only choice, US warns Zelensky

President Donald Trump may meet the Ukrainian leader in Rome, on the margins of Pope Francis’s funeral, as pressure is piled on Kyiv to accept loss of territory.

David Charter, Tom Kington and Larisa Brown

Pope Francis funeralThe World

Clergy and the faithful arrive ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Francis remember with love, tears, applause by crowd of 250,000

Pope Francis’s coffin has arrived at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica for burial after a moving funeral, before which Donald Trump met Volodymyr Zelensky in the Vatican.

Jacquelin Magnay and Lydia Lynch

seating planWorld

Pope Francis's coffin is closed after his lying in state. Picture Jacquelin Magnay

Funeral protocol: Where Trump, Mostyn and Queen Mary will sit

Donald Trump will be seated far from Volodymyr Zelensky, Prince William is further back than Governor-General Sam Mostyn and Queen Mary of Denmark will be in the front row at Pope Francis’s funeral.

Jacquelin Magnay

War in UkraineWorld

A view of the scene where Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational department in the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, was killed by an explosive device placed in his car in Balashikha, just outside Moscow, Russia, on Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo)

Russian general killed in car bomb as Witkoff meets Putin

Officials said talks in Moscow were constructive as the three-year war showed no signs of cooling

Isabel Coles

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