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Biden trial balloon to Putin on Ukraine appears to quickly pop

President Joe Biden floated a trial balloon to President Vladimir Putin intended to determine whether Russia, after months of battlefield losses and stalled gains, is ready to end its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Emmanuel Macron's state visit with Joe Biden: key takeaways as relations warm up after a frosty few months

Emmanuel Macron has just completed the first major state visit to the US since the pandemic.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Turkey is the pivot point between Russia and the US – history shows us why

The war in Ukraine has put Turkey into the geopolitical spotlight. One of Nato’s earliest member states, with a special relationship with Russia, Turkey is attempting to balance its competing interests, as well as increasing its own influence.

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Sweden likely has to spend more than 2% on defence, top commander says - Swedish Radio

The war in Ukraine and Sweden's move to join the NATO military alliance will lead to defence spending running higher than the 2% that parliament has decided on, the top commander of the country's armed forces told Swedish Radio on Friday.

Reuters

Ex-NATO chief says Russian army disorganised, using old weapons

Al Jazeera interviews Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO’s chief from 2009 until 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea.

Al Jazeera

Scholz urges Putin to withdraw troops for 'diplomatic' end to war

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine, including troop withdrawals, Berlin said following a telephone call between the two leaders. Earlier on Friday Russia rejected US President Joe Biden's terms for talks between Russia and…

France 24

Finnish PM: Ukraine War Shows Europe 'Not Strong Enough'

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Friday offered a "brutally honest" assessment of Europe's capabilities in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine, stating bluntly that "we're not strong enough" to stand up to Moscow alone. Visiting Australia, the leader of the pending NATO member said Vladimir Putin's invasion and…

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Finland PM Sanna Marin says Europe is ‘not strong enough’ without the US

Speaking in Sydney, Marin says Europe needs to build its own defence capabilities and says Finland is preparing for cyber-attacks from Russia

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow demands west recognises annexations before peace talks – as it happened

Moscow says west’s refusal to recognise illegally annexed regions is a barrier to peace talks

The Guardian - AU

Finnish PM warns Russian win would empower aggressors

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has warned an Australian audience that a Russian victory over Ukraine would empower other aggressors

The Independent UK

Biden Macron news: President and Jill Biden host administration’s first state dinner with French guests

US President Joe Biden welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron for his first state visit

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 282 of the invasion

Joe Biden says he is prepared to speak to Vladimir Putin if the Russian president is willing to end the war; Ukraine estimates its armed forces have lost up to 13,000 soldiers so far

The Guardian - AU

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin says 'we don't want to ever again see war on Finnish soil by Russia'

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin says the nation feels great sympathy for Ukraine because her people know what it's like to be at war with Russia.

ABC News

Russian Foreign Minister defends relentless bombardment of Ukraine’s infrastructure

Sergei Lavrov said Russian forces were trying to “knock out” Western aid

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Reuters

Biden says he has no plans to contact Putin, prepared to talk about ending Ukraine war

U.S. President Joe Biden said he has no immediate plans to contact Vladimir Putin but is prepared to speak with the Russian president if he shows an interest in ending the war in Ukraine, and only in consultation with NATO allies.

The Independent UK

Biden willing to discuss end to Ukraine war with Putin but says Russian victory is ‘beyond comprehension’

Mr Biden says the United States and France stand ‘as strong as ever against Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine’

ABC News

Who is Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin? And what's she doing during her Australian visit?

Finland's PM Sanna Marin has defied Russian leader Vladimir Putin, sparked debates over how hard leaders can be seen partying in public — and now she's in Australia.

The Independent UK

Russian shelling cuts off power again in liberated Kherson

Russian shelling has cut off power in the recently liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson just days after it was restored

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The Independent UK

Germany, Norway urge NATO to protect undersea infrastructure

Germany and Norway are urging NATO to set up a center tasked with protecting undersea infrastructure such as gas pipelines and telecommunication cables

Los Angeles Times

The weaponization of winter: Ukraine aims to stop Russia from regrouping as temperatures drop

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — On the desolate battlefronts of southern and eastern Ukraine, the clinging, clay-like mud of late autumn is beginning to congeal into iciness. As snow flurries and freezing temperatures set in, the last thing this country’s leaders want is for the war’s front lines to harden in place…

The Independent UK

US poses existential threat to Russia, says Putin’s leading diplomat

Putin’s foreign minister made several anti-Western claims in a rambling press conference

The Independent UK

Russian FM: US, NATO directly involved in Ukraine conflict

Russia’s foreign minister has accused the West of becoming directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine by supplying it with weapons and training its soldiers

Al Jazeera

Ukrainians show their mettle amid blackouts, snow and attacks

No territorial gains in the 40th week of war as casualties mount and civilians go without water, heat and light.

Reuters

Russia accuses U.S. of direct Ukraine war role, but says it's open to potential talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States and NATO of playing a direct and dangerous role in the Ukraine war and said Washington had turned Kyiv into an existential threat for Moscow which it could not ignore.

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov accuses NATO of fanning tensions in South China Sea

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused NATO of whipping up tensions near China in a way that posed risks for Russia.

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