Category: 2. Editor’s Choice

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  • Russia breaks self-imposed freeze on intermediate-range missiles – The Hill

    1. Russia breaks self-imposed freeze on intermediate-range missiles  The Hill
    2. Ex-Russian president warns enemies of ‘new reality’ as Kremlin ditches nuclear treaty  NBC News
    3. Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding By INF Treaty  The New York Times
    4. Trump is…

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  • How Trump’s ‘secondary tariffs’ on Russia could hit global economy

    How Trump’s ‘secondary tariffs’ on Russia could hit global economy

    Getty Images A headshot of President Trump looking seriousGetty Images

    “I used trade for a lot of things, but it’s great for settling wars”, President Trump has said

    Despite being the world’s most sanctioned country, Russia has continued to use its vast energy wealth to bankroll its war in Ukraine.

    US…

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  • Despite Trump’s peace calls, Russian attacks on Ukraine double since inauguration

    Despite Trump’s peace calls, Russian attacks on Ukraine double since inauguration

    Matt Murphy & Ned Davies

    BBC Verify

    Reuters Donald Trump imposed over the BBC Verify colours and branding. Beside him is a cut out of a strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Reuters

    Russia has more than doubled the number of drones and missiles fired towards Ukraine since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, a BBC Verify analysis has found, despite his calls…

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  • Witkoff heads to Russia as Trump’s sanctions threat looms

    Witkoff heads to Russia as Trump’s sanctions threat looms

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  • Legal stoush between Russia and Australia over embassy site near Parliament House reaches the High Court

    Legal stoush between Russia and Australia over embassy site near Parliament House reaches the High Court

    There may be a touch of the Cold War in the air in Canberra today as Russia and Australia go into battle in the High Court over a new embassy.

    The dispute is over a law passed in 2023 which cancelled Russia’s lease on the block, which is only 300…

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  • Dangerous turn: On Trump and the Ukraine war  

    Dangerous turn: On Trump and the Ukraine war  

    President Donald Trump’s announcement that he has ordered “two nuclear submarines to be positioned in appropriate regions”, in response to the “provocative statements” by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, marks a dangerous turn…

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