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Russia-Ukraine war
Plot foiled: Why the little man who wants to be a big tsar put me on his list
As one of several Australian journalists sanctioned by Russia, The Age and The Herald’s Tony Wright laments the end of his conspiracy to bring down the regime.
- by Tony Wright
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‘Feeling the support’: Zelensky gets more weapons after EU leaders’ high-stakes visit
The Ukrainian president is triumphant: ‘Today is a truly historic day - Ukraine has felt the support of four powerful European states at once.’
- by John Leicester and Sylvie
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Russia-Ukraine war
Russia sanctions hundreds of Australians including journalists
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced it is sanctioning an additional 121 Australian citizens, including our editors, journalists and Defence officials.
Macron decries massacres, war crimes as European leaders visit Ukraine to support Zelensky
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv in “a message of European unity”.
- by David Keyton and Benoit Van Overstraeten
China feud helps push Australia down to 27th in peace index
New Zealand is the second most peaceful country in the world according to the index. Ukraine slid 17 spots to 153.
- by Latika Bourke
Xi tells Putin his Ukraine invasion is ‘legitimate’
While Germany’s Scholz and France’s Macron ready to visit Ukraine today, the Chinese leader has doubled down on his support for Russia, according to Moscow.
‘No such convict here’: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny moved to high-security penal colony
Navalny casts President Vladimir Putin’s Russia as a dystopian state run by thieves and criminals where wrong is right and judges are corrupt representatives of a doomed elite.
- by Guy Faulconbridge
Analysis
Sharemarket
Five ways to help your share portfolio beat market carnage, inflation
While rising prices are bad for many investments, there are some – such as energy and agriculture stocks – that analysts expect to do well over the next two years.
- by John Collett
Pope criticises Russia over cruelty but says war ‘perhaps provoked’
Francis said that several months before the invasion, he met with a head of state who expressed concern that NATO’s moves towards Russia could lead to war.
- by Philip Pullella
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NATO
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
Ukrainian teen used hobby drone to help target Russian tanks with artillery
Andriy Pokrasa, 15, and his dad, Stanislav, are being hailed in Ukraine for their volunteer aerial reconnaissance work in the early days of the invasion, helping to thwart Russia’s advance on Kyiv.
- by Hanna Arhirova