In the past 12 months,the Australian government has made no new contributions of any kind to Ukraine – military,humanitarian or reconstruction. It’s baffling.
The Ukrainian president was in London for talks with European leaders who have pledged military help to shield his country from future Russian aggression in the event of a ceasefire.
The sudden move to target Russia’s biggest oil exporters and other companies came hours after Vladimir Putin staged a provocative missile launch.
Leaders are seeking new ways to help end the war,including giving Ukraine a $250 billion loan backed by frozen Russian assets as collateral.
A European diplomat briefed on the White House exchange described it as a mess and said Trump also “went on and on” about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize.
After a phone call with Vladimir Putin and a reportedly tense meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky,Donald Trump says for now,both sides of the conflict should “stop at the battle line – go home,stop fighting”.
On the back of the Gaza ceasefire,the US president believes more than ever that he can end wars. And he doesn’t care about the history,or the principles,at stake.
A phone call between the US president and his Russian counterpart has cleared the way for a high-stakes meeting between the two men in Hungary.
Bringing peace to Europe will require a different kind of diplomacy from the US president. And he is already reaching for his biggest stick.
The US president has warned Russia that he may send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Moscow doesn’t settle its war soon.