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Albanese to attend NATO summit, invited to visit Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky has invited the Australian PM to visit Kyiv, an invitation he could take up after he joins world leaders at a NATO summit in Europe later this month.
- by David Crowe
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Australia answers NATO call on Russia, China threat
Anthony Albanese is considering whether to attend a NATO summit as part of a show of support from Asia Pacific partners for the response to Russia and China.
- by David Crowe
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Biden’s Asia trip to show ‘in living colour’ that US can take on China and Russia
The trip will underscore that Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine should give Beijing pause about its own saber-rattling in the Pacific.
- by Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak
‘No problems, none’: Putin appears to back off threats as Sweden, Finland prepare to join NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to downplay the significance of Sweden and Finland’s bids to join NATO, marking a major shift in rhetoric.
- by Simon Johnson and Natalia Zinets
Sweden seeks NATO membership as ruling party drops 73-year opposition
The moves by Sweden and Finland to join NATO have been the direct result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- by Niklas Pollard and Simon Johnson
Russia threatens to retaliate as Finland seeks NATO membership ‘without delay’
Finland and Sweden’s decision to abandon the neutrality they maintained throughout the Cold War would be one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades.
- by Anne Kauranen and Jonathan Landay
‘Shoot and scoot’: Western artillery surging into Ukraine ‘will reshape war with Russia’
Military experts say the tactical move to long-range weapons will accelerate a decisive shift in the Ukraine war.
- by Dan Lamothe
‘No punching bag’: Serbia shows off Chinese missiles, raising concerns of arms build-up
Serbia has publicly displayed a recently delivered Chinese anti-aircraft missile system, raising concerns in the West and among some of Serbia’s neighbours that an arms buildup in the Balkans could threaten fragile peace in the region.
- by Dusan Stojanovic
French far-right presidential candidate Le Pen wants out of NATO, no weapons to Ukraine
As two Nordic prime ministers met to escalate their bid for membership of the alliance, Marine Le Pen talked about closer ties with Russia.
- by Latika Bourke
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Australians back support for Ukraine but not ready to send soldiers
A clear majority of Australians want to support Ukraine with humanitarian aid and military equipment as well as sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- by David Crowe
After sanctions on Putin’s daughters, Zelensky says Russia collecting bodies to hide evidence of war crimes
In Belgium, Australia’s Marise Payne said the world must push back against authoritarian states that want to “trample on the rights of democratic countries”.
- by Rob Harris