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- Trump diplomacy
Donald Trump is again the urgent issue for allies
Critics label the Trump-Vance ticket as isolationist in foreign policy. But the pair actually wants American priorities reordered to take on China.
- James Curran
This Month
Trump could be ‘a loser’ if he abandons Ukraine, says Tony Abbott
The former prime minister reckons that Vladimir Putin owes the families of MH17 victims an apology and compensation for the “atrocity”.
- Andrew Tillett
- Analysis
- Vladimir Putin
Russia’s vast stocks of Soviet-era weapons are running out
The much-vaunted offensive against Kharkiv in the north that began in May is fizzling out. Advances elsewhere have been strategically trivial and at huge cost.
- The Economist
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
Hunter to hunted: China hit by rise in cyberattacks
Cyberattacks shutting down access to Chinese websites have ramped up significantly in the first part of 2024.
- Andrew Tillett
Russian spy plot arrests spur hostage fears
One Russian expert says Australians in Russia could be detained as part of the Kremlin’s “hostage diplomacy”.
- Andrew Tillett
‘Back off’: PM blasts Russia over alleged spy couple
The prime minister has rejected Russian embassy criticism of the arrests of two of its former citizens accused of espionage.
- William Ton and Dominic Giannini
Army private and the labourer: The couple behind Russian spy plot
Arrested at their Brisbane home, the couple are accused of being sleeper agents who allegedly tried to pass Australian Defence Force secrets to Moscow.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett and James Hall
Russia behind plot to kill Europe’s top defence CEO: NATO officials
The German company produces artillery shells and tanks that Ukraine has used in its war against Russia.
- Julian E. Barnes, Lara Jakes and Christopher F. Schuetze
Australia commits largest Ukraine package at $250m, personnel for NATO
Australia will provide its largest single military package to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion.
- Matthew Cranston
Zelensky blasts Modi’s visit to Russia as blow to peace
The Ukrainian president said the visit was a “devastating blow to peace efforts”. His comments came on the same day as a missile strike on Kyiv hit a children’s hospital.
- Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Dan Strumpf
Putin uses stealth missiles in Ukraine children’s hospital attack
Ukraine accused Russia of using missiles that fly low to the ground to avoid radar and cause maximum damage to target the country’s biggest children’s hospital.
- Updated
- Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov
- Analysis
- NATO
This time, NATO is in trouble for real
After years of false alarms, the Western military alliance is finally approaching a precipice.
- Stephen Walt
The next global investing megatrend: war stocks
Governments around the world are ramping up military spending – and fund managers are positioning accordingly.
- Joshua Peach
Putin says Trump ‘sincerely’ wants to end the war in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said Russia takes seriously statements by Donald Trump that he has proposals to end the war in Ukraine quickly.
- Bloomberg News
June
Trump reviews plan to halt US military aid to Ukraine
Two chiefs of staff in Donald Trump’s former National Security Council have proposed cutting aid to Ukraine until it negotiates with Russia.
- Gram Slattery and Simon Lewis
Putin signs deals with Vietnam to offset Moscow’s growing isolation
The visit by the Russian President follows fly-ins by Chinese and American leaders last year, with Vietnam’s “bamboo diplomacy” on full display.
- Aniruddha Ghosal
- Exclusive
- Vladimir Putin
Putin-Kim bond threatens Pacific security: envoy
Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia has made a fresh pitch for weapons to help Kyiv fight Russia.
- Andrew Tillett
Putin and Kim sign mutual defence pact
The pact could be a dramatic shift in the strategic balance in Northeast Asia by placing Russia’s heft behind North Korea.
- Josh Smith and Ju-min Park
- Updated
- Russia
Ukraine peace summit seeks consensus on Russia rebuke
China’s absence from the meeting and the attendance of lower-level diplomats from the BRICS states cast a shadow over efforts to win over the Global South.
- Updated
- Thomas Escritt and Sabine Siebold
Putin demands land concessions from Ukraine
The Russian president said Ukraine must recognise four regions and Crimea as Russian territory and Kyiv’s neutral status needs to be cemented.
- Bloomberg News
