Putin's Russia
Biden’s accuser in Moscow seeking Russian refuge with help of ex-spy
“I feel very surrounded by protection and safety,” Tara Reade said after arriving in Moscow, supported by former spy Maria Butina.
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Moscow ‘under attack’, says mayor confirming drones hit residential areas
Videos shared across Russian social media showed air defences shooting at drones in various parts of Moscow and the Moscow region. Ukraine has denied direct responsibility.
- by Susie Blann
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Russia-Ukraine war
Putin’s private army should be listed as terrorists: opposition
The Wagner Group has been accused of widespread war crimes including executions and rape in Ukraine. The UK and France are also pushing to have the mercenary group listed as a terrorist organisation.
- by Anthony Galloway
The ‘ghost planes’ secretly jetting Putin’s oligarchs around the world
At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, sanctioned Russian oligarchs suffered the humiliation of having their private jets seized. Yet many planes escaped.
- by Melissa Lawford
Editorial
National security
Chinese and Russian brinkmanship cut from the same cloth
The brinkmanship makes it increasingly difficult for Australia to chart a path between compromise and contest.
- The Herald's View
Zelensky says Bakhmut ‘is only in our hearts’ after Russians claim control
The brutal eight-month battle for the city in eastern Ukraine is the longest of the conflict in Ukraine.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s collapse has handed China a once-in-a-millennium opportunity
Russia was meant to have collapsed by now but China has bailed out Putin’s shattered economy, thanks to Xi Jinping spectacularly outwitting the West. Now he is in the box seat.
- by Allister Heath
UK becomes first country to deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine
The missiles should help Ukrainian forces penetrate further into Russian-held territory.
- by Latika Bourke
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
The net of sanctions around Russia is about to tighten
The European Union is planning to close loopholes in its sanctions on the Putin regime. That could inflame the West’s relations with countries helping Russia, including the already tense relationship with China.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Russia-Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin tells WWII event West is waging a ‘real war’ on Russia
Russia fired cruise missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin paraded troops across Moscow’s Red Square to mark the annual celebration of victory in World War II.
- by Gareth Jones
Ukraine shoots down Russia’s most advanced hypersonic missile
Ukraine has declared the missile interception “a slap in the face for Russia”.
- by David Rising