Poland moves troops to border,NATO turns summit into fortress but Wagner base empty

Poland moves troops to border,NATO turns summit into fortress but Wagner base empty

Concerns are growing that the presence of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus could destablise the region,but Belarus says the rebels have yet to arrive.

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Germany offers to ‘permanently station’ troops in Lithuania to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank

Germany offers to ‘permanently station’ troops in Lithuania to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank

Polish officials said they were tightening security along its border with neighbouring Belarus in response to the announcement that Yevgeny Prigozhin,would move there.

‘Not pulling our weight’:Bipartisanship collapses over Ukraine support

‘Not pulling our weight’:Bipartisanship collapses over Ukraine support

The federal opposition says it is embarrassing that Ukrainian officials have resorted to social media to plead for more Australian military assistance.

  • byMatthew Knott
Latvia’s first openly gay president tells youth to ‘break glass ceiling’

Latvia’s first openly gay president tells youth to ‘break glass ceiling’

The nation of about 1.9 million people ranks among the worst places in Europe to be an LGBTQ citizen in terms of legal rights,according to an index by an advocacy group.

  • byRob Harris
Turkey’s presidential election goes down to the wire as runoff confirmed

Turkey’s presidential election goes down to the wire as runoff confirmed

The presidential vote will decide not only who leads Turkey,a NATO-member country of 85 million,but also whether it reverts to a more secular,democratic path.

  • bySuzan Fraser andZeynep Bilginsoy
Germany failed with Russia,world must not do the same with China:ex-defence minister

Germany failed with Russia,world must not do the same with China:ex-defence minister

Germany’s former defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer says Chinese investment in one of Europe’s largest ports should be blocked after the country left itself exposed to Russia.

  • byLatika Bourke
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Albanese to attend NATO summit

Albanese to attend NATO summit

International support for Ukraine’s war against Russia will be high on the agenda at the summit in Vilnius,Lithuania in July.

  • byMatthew Knott
Is the US in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine?

Is the US in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin accuses the West of using Ukraine to test their plans to destroy Russia,while American and NATO leaders insist their actions are defensive.

  • byKaren DeYoung
Russians brag that only 1 per cent of fake social media profiles are caught,leak shows

Russians brag that only 1 per cent of fake social media profiles are caught,leak shows

Intelligence and tech safety specialists cautioned that the Russian agency whose claims helped form the basis for the leaked document may have exaggerated its success rate.

  • byJoseph Menn
Go to NATO summit,Ukraine’s ambassador urges Albanese

Go to NATO summit,Ukraine’s ambassador urges Albanese

Vasyl Myroshnychenko says Australia should be represented at the security alliance’s annual meeting at a high level.

  • byLatika Bourke
Anthony Albanese to be a ‘no show’ at NATO in ‘disappointment’ for Brussels

Anthony Albanese to be a ‘no show’ at NATO in ‘disappointment’ for Brussels

The prime minister attended last year but won’t attend this year,despite the war in Ukraine and European support for Taiwan in doubt.

  • byLatika Bourke