Russia
‘Security shield’: US hands Zelensky draft deal on rare minerals
The idea of a minerals-for-security deal is said to have come from Ukraine to appeal to Donald Trump’s business-first mindset.
- Tom Balmforth, Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa
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- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Putin accepts Trump’s invitation to ‘come in from the cold’
“The time has come for our countries to work together,” the Kremlin has said, after a phone call between the Russian and US presidents.
- Michael Koziol
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
Trump and Putin plan Saudi Arabia meeting as US lays out blunt vision for Ukraine
While praising Putin for his “common sense”, Trump said the two men had a lengthy and productive phone call and agreed to visit each other’s countries.
- Michael Koziol
On USAID criticism, Republican views converge with Kremlin propaganda
The dismantling of the agency has been accompanied by a torrent of anger online from right-wing influencers and accounts promoting false claims and conspiratorial thinking.
- Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson
Trump says US making progress with Russia, coy on Putin talks
Donald Trump said the US was in touch with both Russia and Ukraine. “We’re talking to both sides,” he said.
- Guy Faulconbridge
Zelensky’s office deems US push for truce, elections a ‘failed plan’
Kyiv has repeatedly said it does not want a ceasefire without obtaining security guarantees that would stop Moscow regenerating its forces and launching another invasion in the future.
- Tom Balmforth
- Opinion
- Antisemitism
What if the antisemitic tide has a bigger target: Australia’s stability?
If foreign malign forces masterminded some of this wave of attacks, as authorities suspect, Australia will not be alone.
- Lydia Khalil
Australia demands Russians free soldier Oscar Jenkins after confirmation he is alive
Friend says they are amazed and hopeful as Penny Wong says she has confirmation the former teacher turned soldier is alive.
- Matthew Knott and Alex Crowe
- Exclusive
- Russia-Ukraine war
Film festival defends screening of Ukraine war documentary branded Russian propaganda
Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia wrote to the chair of the Antenna Documentary Film Festival urging him to cancel screenings of the film Russians at War.
- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s happy to play the ‘madman’ to restore global order. But will it work?
Trump has repeatedly and explicitly said he wants to use the perception he is unpredictable, and even unhinged, to boost American power.
- Matthew Knott
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