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.
Vladimir Putin
Sir Elton John’s AIDS charity blacklisted in Russia
Sir Elton John’s AIDS foundation has been designated an ‘undesirable organisation’ and cannot operate in Russia.
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.
Why Putin is eyeing the Arctic’s tiny, remote Svalbard
The Svalbard archipelago is emerging as a flashpoint in relations between the Kremlin, the US and EU, amid fears Putin could use an attack on the Norwegian territory to test NATO powers.
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.
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.
US plan to take over Greenland ‘serious’: Putin
The Russian president is worried the West could use the Arctic as a springboard for future conflict.
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.
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.
Battle is hotting up for control of the Arctic
Rapid warming in the high north has made Greenland — and its rare earth elements — a valuable prize for China and the US.
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.
Erdogan turns to Putin playbook
The arrest of popular Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main political rival of key NATO member Turkey’s a President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, reeks of Vladimir Putin’s notorious playbook for how to deal with pesky opponents.
How Putin flattered and deceived five US presidents
US leaders have come and gone while Russia’s autocratic leader maintains his grip on power.
Trump wants control of Ukraine’s nuclear plants; the largest is on the front line
Taking over the Zaporizhzhia power plant would involve quelling the fighting — and prying it away from Putin.
You only get one Alan Bond
Kerry Packer said that you only get one Alan Bond in a lifetime. No doubt Vladimir Putin must have similar thoughts about Donald Trump.
The US is in retreat as China rises: it’s time for ANZAC 2025
With Donald Trump’s new isolationism and China’s assertiveness in our backyard, we in Australia and New Zealand are on our own and must deepen our military integration.
Putin plays Trump off a break
Putin wants to make Ukraine a vassal state of Russia. He isn’t negotiating. He’s laughing at us. Trump should not ignore that friendly fire assessment.
Putin strings Trump along without embracing peace
Vladimir Putin is employing the classic Russian tactic of ‘talk and delay’ without providing any meaningful concessions. Yet he has only so much time to play with before Donald Trump loses patience.
Playing rough: Make no mistake, Putin rejected the Trump ceasefire
The Kremlin is demanding major concessions even for a short-term ceasefire, much less for a broader peace deal – including cutting Ukraine out of the talks. These are terms Kyiv can’t accept, except at the end of a bludgeon.
Putin: military aid and intelligence to Ukraine must end
Vladimir Putin agrees to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure but says his ‘key condition’ for peace is that foreign military aid and intelligence to Ukraine must stop. However, Donald Trump claims ‘we didn’t talk about aid at all’.
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How Trump could approach crucial ceasefire talks with Putin
A phone call to discuss ending the war in Ukraine will test the US President’s ‘great relationship’ with the Russian leader.
‘Dividing up assets’: Putin, Trump to discuss Ukraine Wednesday
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will discuss ‘land, power plants and dividing up assets,’ when they speak by phone on Wednesday (AEDT).
Trump’s message to Ukraine: don’t expect your land back
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are expected to speak again this week as the White House seeks to revive ceasefire talks and secure a 30-day truce in Ukraine.
We’ll fight to bitter end, vow soldiers facing Russian onslaught
As Putin’s battle-hardened units eye victory in Kursk, Kyiv’s few infantry units left on enemy soil are growing angry with America.
Coalition of the willing’s vital role
The Ukraine war is about upholding the rule of international law.
‘We’ll always stand up to a bully like Putin’
Anthony Albanese, in signalling some ‘small’ involvement in a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, says Australia will always stand up to a ‘bully’ like Russian President Vladimir Putin.
‘Monster’: Minister lashes Russia’s Putin
A senior minister has lashed Vladimir Putin, calling the Russian President an “immoral monster” as Labor mulls deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine.
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