Russia Ukraine War
US and Europe stopped direct flights after Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago.
Updated 01 Mar, 2025 11:10am
US president tells Ukrainian counterpart to “make a deal” with Russia “or we’re out”.
Updated 28 Feb, 2025 11:22pm
Trump says there had been “a lot of progress” towards a deal to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Published 28 Feb, 2025 02:02pm
Talks provide an early test of the two countries’ ability to reset wider relations.
Updated 28 Feb, 2025 10:01am
Avoids answering question about potential Chinese "takeover" of Taiwan, calls Putin "very smart"; Musk plans to cut spending by $1tr.
Updated 27 Feb, 2025 08:58am
Draft minerals deal lacks US security guarantees for Ukraine; Trump seeks peacekeeping troops in Ukraine if conflict ends.
Published 26 Feb, 2025 01:16pm
Resolution adopted with 93 votes in favour, 65 abstentions and 18 against.
Updated 25 Feb, 2025 09:59am
Germany’s election winner says he will find a way for Netanyahu to visit Berlin without being arrested
Updated 25 Feb, 2025 10:24am
Russia says "agreement" reached with Ukraine on evacuating Kursk residents; China’s Xi hails Russia’s "positive efforts to defuse Ukraine crisis".
Updated 24 Feb, 2025 07:16pm
America’s U-turn on Ukraine has unnerved Europe.
Updated 24 Feb, 2025 09:14am
UN chief calls for peace deal respecting "territorial integrity" as US-backed draft resolution makes no such mention.
Updated 24 Feb, 2025 10:50am
Ukrainian president willing to give up position in exchange for Nato membership.
Published 23 Feb, 2025 11:59pm
Washington’s proposed UN text omits mention of Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine.
Updated 23 Feb, 2025 10:53am
US’s 65-word draft proposal does not criticise Moscow.
Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:12pm
US president says Ukraine "should not have started" the war; Zelensky says Trump living in a Russian “disinformation space”.
Updated 19 Feb, 2025 10:25pm
Ukraine says it will not accept any deal imposed on it without its consent.
Published 18 Feb, 2025 08:35pm
The Mideast envoy was sent to Kremlin last week and will now head to Saudi Arabia for talks with Russian officials over Ukraine.
Updated 18 Feb, 2025 11:48am
Talks between Russian and American delegations expected to precede meeting between presidents Putin and Trump.
Published 17 Feb, 2025 06:13pm
Rubio says "nothing finalised" yet ahead of leading US team to Riyadh for talks with Russian officials.
Published 17 Feb, 2025 11:57am
Washington sends questions to European countries, seeking deployment of troops to Ukraine as part of a peace settlement.
Updated 17 Feb, 2025 10:25am
Calls Lavrov to discuss "removal of barriers" set by Biden administration.
Updated 17 Feb, 2025 09:17am
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz and Middle East envoy to visit; US, Russian top diplomats to prepare for Trump-Putin meeting.
Updated 16 Feb, 2025 03:15pm
Ukranian president says he discussed the matter with France's Macron, who asserts "Ukrainians alone" can drive discussions.
Updated 15 Feb, 2025 08:44pm
US vice president demands Europe do more for its own defence; protective cover at Chernobyl nuclear power plant hit by Russian drone.
Updated 14 Feb, 2025 09:07pm
US president says he agreed to start "peace talks" with Putin.
Updated 14 Feb, 2025 07:56am
Ukrainian president says it will not accept a peace deal without Kyiv's participation.
Updated 13 Feb, 2025 10:47pm
“We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other's nations,” US president says.
Published 12 Feb, 2025 11:45pm
Says “they may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday"; suggests trade for Kyiv's mineral resources.
Published 11 Feb, 2025 01:28pm
Says Russian president "wants to see people stop dying".
Updated 09 Feb, 2025 03:25pm
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have wanted to block Russia’s ability to geopolitically blackmail them via the electricity system.
Published 09 Feb, 2025 07:31am
