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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in 2017.

Trump signals tougher approach with Putin on Ukraine

“We can do it the easy way, or the hard way,” said Trump, who previously claimed he would end the war within 24 hours of being sworn in as president.

  • Rob Harris

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US President Joe Biden speaks on the death of Alexey Navalny, Russian opposition leader, in the White House.

Biden tightens the noose on Putin with a farewell blitz

In its dying days, the Biden administration has taken aim at Russia with a barrage of fresh sanctions. It will help Donald Trump.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
An artist’s impression of the 29-unit housing block that Homes NSW is proposing to build for seniors in Riverwood in Sydney’s south.

Where’s the good in Riverwood? Get a heart!

With the number of homeless aged people on the rise, how heartwarming it would have been if the residents of Hardwicke Street had put out the welcome mat.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018.

Have sanctions hurt Putin’s war machine? It’s not that simple

As US President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, questions about the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia and their future will come under renewed scrutiny.

  • Patricia Cohen
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin sprints to his imagined finish line in Ukraine war

Putin is mobilising troops and stepping up collaboration with allies ahead of Trump’s inauguration on January 20, hoping the West tires of the conflict.

  • Mick Ryan
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with servicemen wounded in Russia’s war on Ukraine during a visit to the Priorov National Medical Research Centre of Traumatology in Moscow.

End of an era: Russian gas stops flowing into Europe

Russia’s last major gas corridor into Europe has been shut down by Ukraine and the move could substantially reduce Russia’s revenue from energy sales.

  • Marc Santora, Andrew Higgins and Mike Ives
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Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s president.

Azerbaijan president says Russia shot at its plane, lied about cause of crash

“We witnessed clear attempts to cover up the matter,” said President Ilham Aliyev, who wants Russia to accept its guilt and to punish those responsible.

  • Nailia Bagirova and Anton Kolodyazhnyy
A shadow has fallen over Anthony Albanese’s prime ministership in 2024.

Politics, like comedy, is about timing. Albanese will be a victim of the liberal era’s fall

Voters around the world are choosing a rougher cut of leader to champion them into the second quarter of the 21st century. Anthony Albanese will never be that.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a video address to congratulate employees and veterans of the Russian Emergencies Ministry on their professional holiday, Rescue Worker’s Day, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin apologises over ‘tragic incident’ with Azerbaijan plane in Russian airspace

Flight J2-8243 crashed in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from southern Russia. At least 38 people were killed.

  • Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Nailia Bagirova
Vladimir Putin with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller. Russia’s energy empire is crumbling.

Putin’s spectacular act of self-sabotage has killed the Kremlin’s biggest market

Gazprom was for decades Russia’s biggest money-spinner and the most striking symbol of the Kremlin’s influence abroad.

  • Ben Marlow

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