Investigators at the scene where Yaroslav Moskalik was killed by an explosive device placed in his car in Balashikha,just outside Moscow.

Kremlin blames Ukraine after Russian general killed in car bomb explosion

Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik was killed by an explosive device placed in his car in Balashikha,just outside Moscow,authorities said.

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US President Donald Trump and Pope Francis at the Vatican on May 24,2017,during Trump’s first presidential term.

Almost biblical in its timing,Francis’ funeral falls under the same shadow as his papacy

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.

  • Rob Harris
Russian missile attack

Trump urges Putin to ‘STOP!’ after deadly Russian attack on Kyiv

Russia struck Ukraine’s capital with an hours-long barrage of missiles and drones in the deadliest assault on the city since last July.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump during their argument at the White House on Friday.

‘No cards to play’:Furious Trump takes aim at Zelensky for rejecting US idea

The US president’s social media post illustrates his sensitivity to any comments from the Ukrainian leader he interprets as dragging the chain on a peace deal.

  • Michael Koziol
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Trump’s peacemaker charade has failed. Ukraine and the West will pay a price

After two years of insisting that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in his first 24 hours if returned to the White House,Trump is preparing to walk away from the problem entirely.

  • Peter Hartcher
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday.

‘Get it done’:Trump threatens to abandon Russia-Ukraine peace efforts

Over the past few weeks,US officials have acknowledged privately that the chances of a quick peace deal in Ukraine have grown elusive.

  • Bart H. Meijer,Gabriel Stargardter andAndrea Shalal
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow has defended its military ties with Jakarta but has not denied claims that it sought access to an air base in West Papua,Indonesia.

Did we back the wrong war in the ’60s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door

Instead of backing West Papuan nationhood 60 years ago,Australia joined the US in suppressing Vietnam’s. Are national security chickens coming home to roost?

  • Ben Bohane
Nationals frontbencher Bridget McKenzie said she did not have evidence for her claims Russia and China had disparaged Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

‘It is accurate’:Website stands by controversial Russian aircraft story

Indonesia’s foreign ministry has left open the prospect of regular Russian military visits to the nation,saying it welcomed co-operation with friendly nations.

  • Matthew Knott
A touring exhibition for school kids in Russia compares Ukraine with Nazi Germany and describes Australia,the EU and Nordic countries as supporters of Nazism.

Russian children taught Australia ‘supports Nazism’ in propaganda push

The content falsely equates Western military and financial aid to Ukraine with ideological support for Nazism.

  • Rob Harris
Peter Dutton and Bridget McKenzie on the campaign trail.

‘I was wrong’:Coalition frontbencher apologises for saying Russia and China want Labor to win election

After the Coalition called on Jakarta to curtail its defence ties with Moscow,one frontbencher claimed Russia and China didn’t want Peter Dutton as PM.

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