“The Russians aren’t stupid,” the former British soldier says,outlining the treatment likely facing an Australian schoolteacher in Russian captivity.
Joining other dignitaries for the Pope’s funeral straight after Anzac Day in Gallipoli prompted Sam Mostyn to reflect deeply on what it means to be a good leader.
Donald Trump’s comments after meeting Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican marked a shift in tone. But the US president is prone to adopt the rhetoric of whoever he spoke with last.
The US President mulled imposing sanctions on Russia in a post on social media,as Vladimir Putin claimed a key victory in the war against Ukraine.
Fifteen minutes. No aides. No flags,no formalities – just two men locked in a contest over Ukraine’s future,in the most unlikely of arenas.
In a Washington Anzac Day speech,Australia’s ambassador to the US says one of the messages from the Anzac story is that defending freedom takes human,physical and individual courage.
Mykola Bychok says he had personally spoken of the war with the late pontiff and asked Francis to pray for the 20,000 Ukrainian children taken by force to Russia.
Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik was killed by an explosive device placed in his car in Balashikha,just outside Moscow,authorities said.
As the world teeters under the weight of war,its leaders,adversaries and allies alike will sit shoulder to shoulder in an extraordinary – and historically charged – gathering.
Russia struck Ukraine’s capital with an hours-long barrage of missiles and drones in the deadliest assault on the city since last July.