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Russian forces have abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia’s blockade on Ukrainian ports.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin says his country will respond in kind if NATO deploys troops and infrastructure in Finland and Sweden after they join the US-led military alliance, as NATO named Russia a “direct threat” to Western security.
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Russian missiles have hit an apartment block and kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, in strikes US President Joe Biden condemned as “barbarism” ahead of a meeting in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow.
In his first month on the world stage Anthony Albanese has received top marks from some in the foreign policy and defence establishment, but he is now facing criticism for chewing over one overseas engagement many might have presumed a slam dunk for any prime minister.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicts Russia will escalate its attacks this week as European Union leaders consider whether to back Kyiv’s bid to join the bloc and Moscow presses its campaign to win control of the country’s east.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says he “won’t be bullied” by Vladimir Putin after being put on a blacklist of Australians accused of promoting a “Russophobic agenda” following the Ukraine invasion.
