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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Anna Macdonald

Morning Mail: Zelenskyy rejects Russian ‘ultimatums’, RBA cut welcomed, $110,000 tickets to political access

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Riyadh
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Riyadh. Ukrainian officials say they were not invited to the talks. Photograph: SPA/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed the meeting between Trump and Putin officials about ending the war in Ukraine, saying it was merely a forum for Russian “ultimatums” that his country has already rejected.

Back home, the Reserve Bank’s interest rate cut has been broadly welcomed by Australians, amid hope for it to go further. And business leaders are forking out up to $110,000 to attend networking and fundraising functions designed to rub shoulders with politicians.

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