Volodymyr Zelensky
‘They just want to destroy us’: Anguish, anger as Ukraine buries children killed in Russian strike
A little girl was playing on a swing with her cousin when Russia launched a missile from 400 kilometres away. It reached her within minutes.
- Lizzie Johnson and Serhii Korolchuk
Latest
Russia says it hit a group of military personnel. The UN says they were beauticians
The strike on Volodymyr Zelensky’s home town was the deadliest for children so far. Some victims were found in a playground.
- Andrew E. Kramer
The crime that killed 298 people – and the push to include it in Ukraine peace deal
Families of those who lost their lives over Ukraine 10 years ago want US President Donald Trump to ensure responsibility for the atrocity is included in any peace deal with Russia.
- Rob Harris
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
The eight-letter word Trump insists on hearing from foreign leaders
When it comes to diplomacy, Donald Trump wants an implicit or explicit display of personal gratitude from US allies.
- Erica L. Green
- 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
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
- 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”.
Trump asks Putin to hold fire as Ukraine urges US to step up pressure on Moscow
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was “cautiously optimistic” as Donald Trump’s special envoy returned to the US from talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
- Michael Koziol
- 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
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