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Most of the troops deployed in Moscow to protect the capital from Wagner mercenaries had withdrawn by Sunday afternoon, allowing regular life to resume.

‘Deathonomics’: Why Russia’s new middle class can’t afford for Putin’s war to end

It is a good time to be a Russian factory worker. But the real money comes if you join the military.

  • Eir Nolsoe and Tim Wallace

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Political apathy a blight on humanity

Readers despair at the continued Israeli attack on Palestinian citizens.

Ukrainian servicemen fire towards Russian positions at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region on Wednesday.

Pentagon restricts Ukraine’s use of US missiles against Russia: report

The news comes as Donald Trump becomes more frustrated over the war after he slammed a Biden-era policy that prevented Ukraine from launching full-scale attacks on Russia.

  • James Oliphant
Trump displays an image of himself with Putin last week, and said the Russian leader had expressed the desire to attend the soccer World Cup in the US next year.

Trump renews sanctions threat as Russia says no Putin-Zelensky meeting planned

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called for the Russian president to meet him, saying it is the only way to negotiate an end to the war.

  • Dasha Litvinova
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In Albanese we trust, but depends on which issue

Readers discuss how much trust they place in the prime minister’s leadership.

Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

‘A bitter peace’: The hard choices now facing Ukraine – and Trump

Seated around the US president at the White House, each of Europe’s leaders was invited to speak. The Finnish president, a former Trump golf buddy, stood up – and shared a telling story.

  • Michael Koziol
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No child should lose from changes to NDIS

Readers argue that any carve up of NDIS must include a well-funded, robust service cater to cater for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Ukraine war

What Russia is doing to grab Ukrainian land while it still can

As US President Donald Trump presses Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace deal, Putin’s forces are pushing to capture as much land as possible.

  • Kim Barker and Michael Schwirtz
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The territory at the heart of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has long tried to change Ukraine’s borders, even before his February 2022 invasion. It could now happen as the price for peace.

  • Aliaksandr Kudrytski, Kateryna Chursina and staff writers
Donald Trump in the White House on Monday.

The real meaning of the Zelensky summit was not as it appeared

Trump claims to have resolved several wars – from the Congo to Kosovo and Cambodia – in his seven months in office. Ukraine will soon be added to his list of “successes”.

  • M. Gessen