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6.49am
Ukrainian ambassador 'cautiously optimistic' of peace
By Daniel Lo Surdo
Ukrainian ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko has indicated he is 'cautiously optimistic' about the prospect of peace between Ukraine and Russia, as arrangements for peace talks between the nations' leaders and US President Donald Trump are advanced following the visit of a high-powered European delegation to the White House yesterday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is open to meeting Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to advance discussions to end the war, but has refused calls to cede land to Russia and has called for security guarantees from allied nations to prevent further Russian aggression following the conclusion of the current conflict.
Myroshnychenko praised Trump's efforts to advance peace between Russia and Ukraine, but cast doubt about Russia's willingness to partake in fair negotiations to end the war.
'I'm cautiously optimistic because I've seen it all in three and a half years, and we don't know what's going to happen,' Myroshnychenko told Nine's Today.
'What's important for us is how can we achieve security guarantees, which would deter a Russian invasion three years from now or later on.'
6.33am
Trump rules out deployment of US troops in Ukraine deal
By David Crowe
President Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine in a potential peace deal with Russia, placing a strict limit on America's role and putting the onus on European nations to enforce any truce.
Trump offered US Air Force support to the peace plan but assured American voters he would not put 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine – a key issue for those in his MAGA movement who oppose a bigger commitment to the European war.
The comment came a day after Trump left the option open when asked twice if he would send ground troops, signalling the caution in the White House about how to ensure Russian President Vladimir Putin honours any peace deal.
6.29am
By Daniel Lo Surdo
Hello and welcome to the national news blog. My name is Daniel Lo Surdo, and I'll be helming our live coverage this morning.
Here's what is making news today:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admonished Anthony Albanese as a 'weak politician' who has 'betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews' in a stunning personal rebuke that has deepened the deteriorating diplomatic relationship between the two nations. The remarks follow Australia's decision to reject the visa application of a right-wing Israeli politician, which triggered Israel to revoke the visas of Australian diplomats in the occupied Palestinian territories in a retaliatory gesture against Canberra.
President Donald Trump has ruled out US troops being deployed to Ukraine as part of any peace agreement with Russia, one day after he welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a high-powered European delegation to the White House. Trump said that Ukraine's aspirations to join the NATO military alliance and getting back Crimea, seized by Russian forces in 2014, were 'impossible', ahead of a proposed meeting between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The federal government's economic reform roundtable will continue in Canberra today, after a first day of discussions largely hailed as productive by government, business and union leaders on Tuesday. Independent MP Allegra Spender said the roundtable had agreed on the importance of training workers to adapt to emerging technologies including AI, with Business Council of Australia chief executive Bran Black calling the conversations 'really quite constructive'.
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