Russia-Ukraine war
‘Bad spiral’: Feeling the heat in Ukraine, Putin turns up the temperature elsewhere on the West
Some analysts worry that Western desensitisation to Putin’s warnings, particularly about using nuclear weapons, has created a precarious situation.
- by Paul Sonne
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Nigel Farage claims the West provoked Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
The comments in a BBC Panorama interview with Nick Robinson echo arguments made by Donald Trump, the former US president and friend of Farage.
- by Ben Riley-Smith
Russia v the Olympics: How hacks, bedbug scares and a fake Tom Cruise could disrupt the Games
Total meltdown or death by a thousand hacks? The Paris Games face the biggest cyber threat so far. And the fallout could reach well beyond cyberspace.
- by Sherryn Groch and Marta Pascual Juanola
Putin and Kim getting behind the wheel of new ‘alliance’
The Russian president’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years is being watched closely by Seoul and Washington.
- by Kim Tong-Hyung
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Trump 2.0: What four more years mean for Australia and the world
In the first of a five-part series, international editor Peter Hartcher examines why Donald Trump is more inclined to like a US enemy than a friend if he wins a second term as president.
- by Peter Hartcher
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North Korea diplomacy
Russia needs North Korean weapons, but there is more to Putin’s rare visit
Kim has made two trips to Russia’s Far East since 2019. Putin is now expected to arrive in North Korea on Tuesday for the first time since 2000.
- by The Economist
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World leaders just pledged ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine. Achieving it is still a long way off
Any path to ending war in Ukraine will cost many more lives and billions and billions of dollars.
- by Rob Harris
Russian friendly nations join Australia in calling for ‘lasting peace in Ukraine’
Eighty countries used a peace summit in Switzerland to call for the territorial integrity of Ukraine to be the basis for any future agreement to end Russia’s two-year war.
- by Rob Harris
Madonna makes a surprise intervention for Ukrainian peace summit
The Queen of Pop has taken to Instagram to endorse the efforts of a global peace summit to protect young Ukrainians abducted by Russian occupiers.
- by Rob Harris
G7 leaders back ‘Olympic truce’ for wars in Ukraine, Middle East
Leader of the G7 urged “all countries to observe the Olympic Truce individually and collectively” in support of a French proposal to temporarily halt conflicts around the world during the Games.
- by Rob Harris
Russia demands Ukraine drop NATO bid, give up regions for ceasefire deal
Putin’s terms represent the most specific conditions he has set for a possible end to the war since he ordered the 2022 invasion.
- by Rob Harris