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US ‘will stand with Ukraine as long as it takes’, says Treasury secretary on visit to Kyiv – as it happened

Janet Yellen, on surprise visit to Ukrainian capital, says US and allies discussing strategies to ensure Russia pays for devastation of war

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine news – live: Putin’s forces trying to encircle last Ukrainian defenders in Bakhmut

Zelensky says last defenders of Donetsk city are ‘true heroes’

The Independent UK

Putin will eventually be killed by his inner circle, Ukraine’s Zelensky says

President Zelensky reportedly predicts that there will ‘be a moment of fragility’ in Putin’s regime

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CIA chief says it would be ‘very risky and unwise’ for China to send lethal aid to help Russian invasion of Ukraine

William Burns said Beijing may be reconsidering any possible invasion of Taiwan after seeing Russia’s performance in Ukraine

The Independent UK

The Loop: Ukraine releases 'Banksy' postage stamps, SpaceX to launch ISS crew and Australia to overhaul 'useless' cyber laws — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is the Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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CIA chief: China has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan

The CIA director says U.S. intelligence shows that China’s President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s military to “be ready by 2027” to invade Taiwan

The Independent UK

Belarus president and Putin ally Lukashenko to visit China this week

China says Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and a close ally of the Russian leader, will visit Beijing this week

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Belarus leader and Putin ally Lukashenko to visit China

China says Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and a close ally of the Russian leader, will visit Beijing this week

The Independent UK

Any China lethal aid to Russia would come at 'real costs,' U.S. says

China has not moved toward providing lethal aid that would help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and the United States has made clear behind closed doors that such a move would have serious consequences, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.

Reuters

Will Russia’s struggle in Ukraine help Taiwan — or hurt it?

The answer may lie in the differing personalities of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, say analysts.

Al Jazeera

Putin's Ukraine gamble seen as biggest threat to his rule

Russian President Vladimir Putin's gamble to invade Ukraine a year ago seems to have backfired spectacularly

The Independent UK

Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war

Vladimir Putin casts the war in Ukraine as a watershed when Russia finally stood up to the West - but some within the elite fear he has committed his country to a long and fruitless drain on lives and resources.

Reuters

Is the two-state solution for Israel, Palestine dead? Maybe. But what's the alternative?

WASHINGTON — The intractable conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over land, rights and safety has entered a new phase, one plumbing new depths of hatred and radical intransigence that the U.S. government no longer seems in a position to resolve or even mitigate.

Los Angeles Times

U.S., UK and Australia carry out China-focused air drills

The United States, Britain and Australia carried out joint air drills on Wednesday over the Nevada desert and beyond as part of an effort to simulate high-end combat operations against Chinese fighter aircraft and air defenses.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

CIA Chief Warns Netanyahu, Abbas of ‘Third Intifada’

A senior official in Tel Aviv revealed on Tuesday that the head of the CIA, William Burns, warned both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the danger of a third Palestinian uprising in the near future. The official said he was not surprised by Burns’…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Rejects Reports that US Offered Moscow Secret Ukraine Peace Plan

The Kremlin on Friday rejected as a "hoax" media reports that US CIA Director William Burns had travelled to Moscow with a secret peace proposal that involved Ukraine ceding a fifth of its territory to Russia. The Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung's report, which said Burns had made a secret…

France 24

US pressures allies to expel Russia's Wagner mercenaries from Libya, Sudan

The United States has stepped up pressure on Middle East allies to expel the Wagner Group, a military contractor with close ties to Russia's president, from chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan where it expanded in recent years, regional officials told The Associated Press.

Reuters

Russia rejects reports that U.S. offered Moscow secret Ukraine peace plan

The Kremlin on Friday rejected as a "hoax" media reports that U.S. CIA Director William Burns had travelled to Moscow with a secret peace proposal that involved Ukraine ceding a fifth of its territory to Russia.

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The Independent UK

US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya

North African and Sudanese officials say the United States is ratcheting up pressure on Middle East allies and power brokers in chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan to expel a Russian private military contractor

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, US Discuss Boosting Security, Intelligence Cooperation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed on Monday with visiting CIA Director William Burns ways to enhance security and intelligence cooperation between Egypt and the US. During the meeting held in Cairo, Sisi stressed the strength of Egyptian-American ties, the Egyptian presidential spokesperson said. The president further highlighted the significance…

Salon

Is this a turning point in Ukraine?

With a series of high-level meetings in Europe, U.S. sends a signal to Putin: We think Ukraine can win this year

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Official: CIA Director Recently Traveled to Ukraine

CIA Director William Burns recently traveled in secret to Ukraine's capital to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a US official told Reuters on Thursday. "Director Burns traveled to Kyiv, where he met with Ukrainian intelligence counterparts as well as President Zelenskiy and reinforced our continued support for Ukraine and its defense…

Evening Standard

America hails ‘decisive moment’ for Ukraine as allies pledge more military support

Time to dig deeper, allies told as Germany stalls on tanks

The Guardian - AU

No decision on supplying German-made tanks to Kyiv; ‘very difficult’ to remove Putin’s forces this year, US says – as it happened

Germany yet to make a decision on supply of Leopard tanks; Gen Mark Milley says not to expect Russian forces to be ejected this year

Tribune News Service

CIA Director Burns assures Ukraine of US support in Kyiv visit

WASHINGTON — CIA Director William Burns traveled to Kyiv last week, where he sought to reassure Ukrainian leaders that the U.S. would maintain support as the war drags on.

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