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.
Kerry Packer said that you only get one Alan Bond in a lifetime. No doubt Vladimir Putin must have similar thoughts about Donald Trump.
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 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.
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.
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.
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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A phone call to discuss ending the war in Ukraine will test the US President’s ‘great relationship’ with the Russian leader.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will discuss ‘land, power plants and dividing up assets,’ when they speak by phone on Wednesday (AEDT).
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.
As Putin’s battle-hardened units eye victory in Kursk, Kyiv’s few infantry units left on enemy soil are growing angry with America.
The Ukraine war is about upholding the rule of international law.
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.
A senior minister has lashed Vladimir Putin, calling the Russian President an “immoral monster” as Labor mulls deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine.
Former Home Affairs department secretary Mike Pezzullo hits back at Anthony Albanese’s peacekeeping stand, saying Australia should focus on its own security in the Pacific rather than send soldiers to Ukraine to defend against future Russian aggression.
Most observers believe Vladimir Putin would contemplate a ceasefire deal that gives him 20 per cent of Ukraine and an assurance on NATO. They do not know Russia very well.
If Moscow walks away, Donald Trump will have to decide whether to impose new sanctions
Russia is ‘cautiously optimistic’ on a Ukraine ceasefire after meeting US envoy Steve Witkoff.
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As Russian forces in Kursk close in and supply routes collapse, Ukraine’s northern offensive faces a critical test – was it a strategic success or a costly gamble?
The US president could go after Russia’s oil ‘ghost fleet’ — but that may come at a high price for American consumers.
Vladimir Putin said any pause in fighting at this point would be in Ukraine’s interests as Donald Trump reveals plans to talk to the Russian leader soon.
Claims that the Monroe Doctrine justifies handing Vladimir Putin Ukraine don’t stand up to scrutiny.
Vladimir Putin’s relatives have taken advantage of Russia’s slide into neo-Tsarism to step into politics, creating a spate of blunders and scandals.
Defence ministers, national security advisers and European leaders worked tirelessly behind the scenes to secure an agreement – now the ball is in Putin’s court.
After Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire proposal, Donald Trump said ‘it’s up to Russia now’. But does Russia feel much pressure at present to accept?
Donald Trump has threatened to devastate the Russian economy if the Kremlin doesn’t sign a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, amid hopes a pause in the fighting could come as soon as today.
Concerted pressure is needed to push Putin to sign the ceasefire.
The world is about to see into the dark soul of Vladimir Putin to learn whether Russia’s dictator is really interested in peace.
Washington will pressure Russia to agree to the 30-day ceasefire plan drawn up by US and Ukrainian officials, with Donald Trump saying he’ll speak to Vladimir Putin this week.
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