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Moscow and Jakarta have sought to deepen their military ties in recent years, which should give Australia some reason for concern.
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed on a very limited ceasefire in Ukraine, making clear the Russian leader has no real ambition to stop the fighting.
A majority of Russians are in favor of peace talks, but a very vocal minority eye US overtures with suspicion and contempt.
Navalny battled for an alternative to Putin’s regime – and paid the ultimate price. The Kremlin has made sure there cannot be another opposition figure like him.
Recent messages coming out of Moscow have been tough, but the Russian president may be hoping to use rhetoric to encourage disunity within Nato.
Putin is not in as strong a military position as he would like others to think. Military recruitment is a major issue.
Putin is busy consolidating his alliances while the west keeps dithering.
The constant jockeying for power among Putin’s subordinates serves the Russian president’s purpose.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Russian propaganda and talking points on Ukraine continue to be repeated, without being challenged, two years after the war began.
Will the Wagner Group under new leadership uphold the ruthless modus operandi that propelled it to the spotlight in Africa?
Navalny survived poisoning only to be arrested and sentenced to more than 30 years in jail. Now he has disappeared.
The core members of the Wagner Group, who are loyal to the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, will likely seek revenge against Vladimir Putin for his death. Is the Russian leader now living on borrowed time?
Ukraine’s recapture of villages in the Donetsk region in early June raises a myriad of questions.
The drone ‘attack’ on the Kremlin remains shrouded in mystery. Here are some of the possible explanations.
Opposing the Russian president appears as dangerous in today’s Russia as back in the days of the Stalin purges and show trials.
The leaks have revealed much about shortcomings in the way the US intelligence community operates.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
More than 5,000 documents were leaked by an anonymous whistleblower.
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