Ukraine

Putin says Russia seeks to end, not freeze, Ukraine conflict and is ready for talks

2026-09-02T00:58:13.000Z
Anti-war demonstrators gather in Melbourne on Aug 24, the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. The country is not losing the conflict, now well into its fifth year, and seems unlikely to do so any time soon.

Putin is betting Russia can out-suffer Ukraine

2026-08-24T10:43:56.000Z
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (second from right) witnessed a key vote in the US Senate on a bipartisan package of new sanctions on Russia.

Trump, Zelensky discuss US-Ukraine Patriot missile deal and reviving talks with Russia

2026-07-29T03:17:31.000Z
The US military said on Jul 25 that its naval blockade against Iran “remains in full effect”.

Saudi-Houthi clashes intensify; Gulf quiet as US holds off on Iran strikes

2026-07-26T06:18:50.000Z
President Trump has criticised several Nato members who declined to allow the US to use military bases to carry out early strikes on Iran.

Trump heads to Nato summit to meet Zelensky, face wary allies

2026-07-06T02:01:44.000Z
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) has given his American counterpart Donald Trump an open invitation to visit Moscow.

Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine

2026-07-05T00:28:10.000Z
Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to acknowledge he can fail in Ukraine, but a debate has begun among the country's elite that is at once promising and worrying.

Russia is the test of Europe’s strategic autonomy

2026-06-15T23:15:00.000Z
The House voted 226 to 195 for the Ukraine Support Act, which reached the floor after languishing for months.

US House backs Russia sanctions and Ukraine aid in latest blow to Trump

2026-06-05T03:56:17.000Z
Two leaders (above: Russia's Vladimir Putin and the US' Donald Trump) started wars of choice which they thought would bring quick victories, only to find themselves trapped in conflicts they are finding difficult to end.

Why Putin and Trump should both want quick peace deals

2026-06-03T10:00:00.000Z
Ukraine has turned its battlefront into a charnel house with Russia’s casualty rate at 35,000 a month.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Putin and Trump don’t have the cards

2026-05-27T09:00:00.000Z