China, despite its ‘no limits’ alliance with Moscow, was among 65 countries that abstained. So did Iran. It is unfortunate that the US, if it could not support the resolution, did not do the same.
The outlines of a potential peace deal in Ukraine are fast taking shape, but is Vladimir Putin playing with Donald Trump?
Australia has defied Donald Trump’s portrayal of Ukraine as the aggressor in its war with Russia, breaking with the US in the United Nations.
It may prove to be one of the most significant meetings between a British prime minister and an American president since the end of World War II.
In an extraordinary move, the US sided with Russia and North Korea against the resolution condemning Moscow, marking a major diplomatic shift under President Trump.
Emmanuel Macron insisted peace could not mean the ‘surrender’ of Ukraine, as Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was willing to accept the presence of European peacekeepers to end the war.
The President’s announcement came as Washington failed in an attempt to kill a Ukrainian UN resolution blaming Russia for the war.
The Ukraine President is a true patriot, putting his country’s security ahead of his career interests.
A convoy of vehicles with Russian flags and symbols denoting support for Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has rumbled through Australia’s iconic Bondi Beach.
Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to quit as Ukraine’s President if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to NATO.
Rare earths are an essential part of new US foreign policy and Australians, including the business world, need to understand the implications of what is happening.
Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer came after Donald Trump accused him of being a dictator and falsely claimed Ukraine started war with Russia.
The President’s claims Zelensky is a ‘dictator’ and continues the war only to keep on the American gravy train do not reflect reality – but they do reflect Trump’s frustration with allies that are more of an encumbrance than a force multiplier.
Ukraine’s ambassador is calling on Australia to “stand with” his country as its fight against Russian invaders enters a third year, warning “state-based mobsters” also threaten the Pacific.
The plea comes as Tony Abbott warns Europe must come to terms with the fact its failure to unite against Russia has partly led to US President Donald Trump’s antipathy towards Kyiv.
The agreement, sought by the Trump administration for military aid, could help resolve the flare-up of tensions between President Zelensky and Donald Trump.
In this sorry week for freedom and decency, with the world’s stability and order seemingly in peril, the West must not give in to despair.
Why don’t the UK, Germany, France, Italy and other NATO countries commit to send their fighting forces? That at least has some chance of stopping Putin.
Didn’t Trump tell us he was going to be a dictator only on his first day of presidency? Someone should tell him he’s been at it for just over a month.
Donald Trump and his team have taken complete ownership of peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin. But the manner in which they have kickstarted this process has left Ukraine and the rest of Europe horrified.
The Trump administration is insisting Ukraine hand mineral rights worth hundreds of billions of dollars, after Zelensky’s initial rejection of the demand fuelled Trump’s broadsides against him.
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK advised that while Donald Trump should always be taken seriously, he shouldn’t always be taken literally.
That is not Yalta; it is Munich. It will bring neither peace nor freedom to Ukraine and encourage more aggression by dictators worldwide.
Had Elon Musk performed his (admittedly) bizarre thank you gesture to a crowd of Trump supporters in Australia, rather than the US, he could have found himself in jail.
It is staggering to see the United States, its President and other officials behaving in a way that’s completely out of touch with reality.
Kyiv, its leader Volodymyr Zelensky and the free world, of which Donald Trump is supposed to be the leader, deserve better than the US President’s parroting untruths from Moscow’s playbook.
There is a sense of shock among senior Taiwanese officials as they watch the President of their most important security backer America give Ukraine a lesson in the ‘cold reality’ of international relations.
Anthony Albanese has made the preservation of Ukraine’s sovereignty a key test for the international rule of law after Donald Trump launched a stunning attack on Volodymyr Zelensky.
The strategic weight of the word of the president of the United States was once a powerful and positive factor in the strategic environment. Trump is trashing the credibility of his own words. And he’s insulting people who have given their lives for freedom.
Donald Trump wants peace and much, much more. Traditionally, wars have been about sourcing oil and money. It now looks as though rare earths will replace the black gold.
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