Today
Zelensky pushes Albanese over peace summit attendance
Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Anthony Albanese to help generate support for the June peace summit in Switzerland. Coal was not raised.
- Phillip Coorey
This Month
‘Hours of attacks’: Russia’s glide bombs target Ukraine city
It was the latest attack in a sustained bombing campaign that has made life increasingly dangerous for civilians in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
- Constant Méheut
Public transport fares slashed to 50c ahead of Queensland election
Queensland announces $150 million cost of living relief measure ahead of election; a DIY store with about 200 people inside has been struck by Russian missiles in Kharkiv. Follow updates live.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing
G7 finance chiefs back Russian assets plan for Ukraine
The G7 ministers also warned against China’s dumping of cheap exports into their markets, although no concrete actions were decided against China.
- Alan Rappeport
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Hamas’ defeat, helping Ukraine win, best for West
The sooner Israel defeats Hamas, the better. And also the sooner the US focuses attention on helping Ukraine win the war, the better.
- The AFR View
More troops, better tech: Putin’s Ukraine push worries West
Multiple factors are helping Russia’s military advance, including a delay in US weaponry and Moscow’s technological innovations on the battlefield.
- David E. Sanger, Julian E. Barnes and Kim Barker
- Opinion
- Review
Vladimir Putin’s preparing for a long war
The Russian president’s idea of the motherland is much larger than the country’s globally recognised borders, an atavism that’s widely shared within his nation.
- Marc Champion
Blinken visits Ukraine as Russia’s military closes in
The US secretary of state arrived in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of America’s commitment to help the push-back against Russian advances that have gathered pace in recent months.
- Matthew Lee
Putin replaces defence minister in rare cabinet shake-up
The Kremlin said Russia’s ballooning defence budget warranted putting economist Andrei Belousov in charge.
- Paul Sonne and Anton Troianovski
Russia ‘captures key villages’ as Ukraine races reinforcements
Military bloggers say the assault in the north-east could mark the start of an attempt to carve out the “buffer zone” sought by President Vladimir Putin.
- Updated
- Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth
Russia not looking for global power clash: Putin
Vladimir Putin now casts the war as part of a holy struggle with the West, which he says has forgotten the role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany.
- Updated
- Guy Faulconbridge
Russia using WW1 chemical weapons in Ukraine: US
The US made the accusation as the French president stepped up calls for Europe to consider sending troops to Ukraine in the future.
- Constant Méheut and Marc Santora
Global crises making it hard for ethical investors: Gareth Evans
The former foreign minister nominated Israel’s “disproportionate” response to the Hamas attacks and Narendra Modi’s leadership of India as challenges for investors.
- Phillip Coorey
April
- Opinion
- Opinion
Fight to the last Ukrainian
More aid is clearly a relief for Kyiv, but will it be enough to reverse the tide of the war?
- James Curran
Russian missiles pound Ukraine’s battered power plants
Russian missiles again targeted the nation’s strained energy grid in a broad and complex attack, as Defence Minister Richard Marles pledged $100 million in aid.
- Updated
- Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth
Failure to reopen Australia embassy in Kyiv ‘an embarrassment’
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles visited Ukraine to unveil the package, including drones and air-defence systems, but there was one glaring omission from his trip.
- Hans van Leeuwen and Ronald Mizen
‘No silver bullet’: Ukraine has weapons but still needs the troops
The $94 billion US aid package should stop Russia in its tracks, but it won’t be nearly enough to send Putin packing.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
Eric Schmidt is helping build Ukraine’s war machine
Google’s ex-chief executive is a force behind a new generation of drones that may revolutionise warfare.
- David Sanger
US secretly shipped new long-range missiles to Ukraine
Ukraine for the first time has used a longer-range version of weapons known as ATACMS, striking an airfield in Crimea and Russian troops in southeastern Ukraine.
- Eric Schmitt
- Opinion
- Opinion
US aid should arrive just in time to avert Ukraine’s defeat
Even more concerning than the growing size of the invading Russian forces is their increased competence.
- Max Boot
