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.
Russia And Ukraine Conflict
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.
West wants ‘Yes or No’ to ceasefire in Ukraine
US envoy says Donald Trump doesn’t want ‘endless negotiations’ while Britain, France and Germany accused Russia of stalling.
Kremlin envoy in White House talks as ceasefire splutters
A top Kremlin envoy has completed talks with Donald Trump’s Russia negotiator at the White House, the first high-level meeting in the US since before the Ukraine invasion.
The top negotiator Putin is sending to sort team Trump
Kirill Dmitriev is thought to be heading to the US with an offer for Trump, potentially on rare earths and co-operation with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which are expected to be the focus of talks.
Russia: We won’t accept Trump’s peace plan while Zelensky is in power
Russian minister says the country cannot accept the White House’s proposals to end the war in Ukraine.
Russia complains to US, accuses Ukraine of strikes on energy sites
Each side has accused the other of breaking a supposed deal to stop firing on energy sites, though a formal agreement has not been put in place and what commitments each side has undertaken remain unclear.
For Putin, ‘Biden will seem like Santa compared to angry Trump’
President Putin’s efforts to spin out talks with the US over the war in Ukraine while his forces make progress on the battlefield could be running into trouble.
Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin over Ukraine
Donald Trump called NBC to threaten secondary sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin questioned Volodymyr Zelensky’s future as a leader – something that Trump himself has done.
Trump’s new proposal looks like an offer Ukraine must refuse
The draft accord sent by Washington to Kyiv gives US first pick of Ukrainian natural resources and infrastructure projects.
Putin calls to remove Zelensky, ‘finish off’ Ukrainian troops
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Vladimir Putin’s call for a UN-run administration as the Russian leader’s latest ploy to delay a peace deal.
Trump demands control of Ukraine minerals and oil
In a new draft deal, Donald Trump demands Ukraine forfeit control of its minerals, oil and gas as well as major energy infrastructure as the price for continued US support.
Russia’s demands signal trouble for Trump’s goal
Washington and Moscow issue sharply different statements at the end of talks over Black Sea.
France-UK plan for troops in Ukraine falters
Paris and London are struggling to broaden ‘coalition of the willing’ without clear security guarantees from the US.
Witkoff out of depth on history
Ukraine’s valiant fight for survival against Russia’s entirely unjustified onslaught deserves far better than the shameless mollycoddling of Moscow it is getting from the Trump administration.
‘Putin dragging his feet’: Ukraine peace hopes dealt double blow
Donald Trump has warned Russia may not be genuine in its claimed desire for peace as Australian officials from Australia attend talks in Paris to further develop peacekeeping plans.
Russia may be ‘dragging its feet’ on ceasefire: Trump
The president said he had used similar tactics in real-estate negotiations.
Moscow, Kyiv in Black Sea deal
Although Russia and Ukraine have agreed a ceasefire in the Black Sea, Vladimir Putin has put a poison pill in the deal by demanding Western sanctions are lifted on key Russian companies.
Ceasefire deal in Black Sea will be a victory for Putin
A US-brokered deal, the first in three years, offers limited gains for Ukraine and fails to extract any concessions from Russia, which continues its assault.
Ukraine’s fate rests with friends, old and new
Why shouldn’t it be India that offers a division of troops to police any ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine? Here’s a moment for India to declare itself as the world’s other democratic superpower.
Russia, Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire: White House
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to halt military strikes in the Black Sea and on energy sites during talks brokered by the United States, which offered as a first concrete incentive to Moscow to ease pressure on agricultural exports.
US agrees to help Russia boost exports in Black Sea truce
Arrangement is part of a US-brokered deal for Russia and Ukraine to eliminate the use of force in the Black Sea
Ceasefire alone ‘not enough in Ukraine’: Abbott
Former prime minister Tony Abbott says without ‘meaningful security guarantees’ a ceasefire would only signal a pause in Russia’s ambition to overthrow Ukraine’s democracy.
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