Russia
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
Trump makes play for Ukraine’s nuclear power plants in call with Zelensky
With a deal to access Ukraine’s critical minerals now on the backburner, the US president said American ownership of the country’s power plants would offer “the best protection”.
- Michael Koziol
Latest
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
Reports of Russian bombs falling on Ukraine hours after Trump and Putin reach deal
The Russian president may have already broken the promise he made during a two-hour phone call with his US counterpart overnight.
- Michael Koziol
Trump and Putin will discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Here’s what’s on the table
A temporary ceasefire is on the table, but both sides seem unwilling to make large concessions and have red lines that they insist cannot be crossed. Here is what’s at stake.
- Samya Kullab
Road of death: How drones hunted Ukraine troops out of Kursk
Soldiers are likening their retreat to scenes from a horror movie, with highway leading back to Ukraine under constant Russian attack.
- Kieran Kelly
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Britain quit the European Union. Now it’s trying to lead it
Five years after Brexit, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s intense diplomacy on Ukraine has put Britain back in a familiar role on the global stage.
- Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
Australians ‘stand up to bullies’, PM says as Starmer challenges Putin
After a meeting of some 30 world leaders, Britain said planning for a future peacekeeping effort in Ukraine was entering an “operational phase”.
- Explainer
- NATO
‘Home alone’: How Trump is changing security in Europe
Trump’s return as US president has left Europe’s main military pact looking less assured. Here’s how defence is being reshaped on the continent.
- Jackson Graham and Angus Holland
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Red flag for Trump as Putin uses classic Russian negotiating tactic
The Russian president’s response to the Ukraine ceasefire proposal should put the US president on notice - or he risks repeating mistakes of the past.
- Roland Oliphant
‘Not an America I know’: Churchill’s grandson launches broadside against Trump
Nicholas Soames said the decision to restore a bust of his grandfather to the Oval Office was “awful ghastliness”.
- Rob Harris
‘Cannot happen before 2026’: Advice to Kremlin on how to manage Trump peace talks
The document prepared for the Kremlin says Russia should stoke tensions between the US and other countries to weaken the President’s negotiating position.
- Catherine Belton and Robyn Dixon
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/russian-federation-exd