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Sky News AU
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Putin ‘quite pleased' with Trump's approach to Ukraine war
ANU Strategic & Defence Studies Centre Visiting Fellow Dr Matthew Sussex says Vladimir Putin would be 'quite pleased' about his relationship with Donald Trump, when compared to previous US administrations. This past week, Iran has endured Israeli and US strikes but has received very little help from Russia. 'Trump seems still very unwilling to put any pressure on Moscow when it comes to the war in Ukraine, besides giving it endless two-week passes,' Mr Sussex told Sky News Australia. 'You'd think perhaps he would be a bit less happy with Trump deciding to throw his lot in with the Israelis and to participate in the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites.'
Sky News AU
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Moscow ‘unwilling' to help Tehran beyond sending ‘thoughts and prayers'
ANU Strategic & Defence Studies Centre Visiting Fellow Dr Matthew Sussex says Moscow is "unwilling' to help Tehran beyond 'expressions of support and thoughts and prayers'. This past week, Iran has endured Israeli and US strikes but has received very little help from Russia. This comes after Russia and Iran signed a new strategic partnership to seal their alliance at the beginning of this year.
Sky News AU
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Russia trying to secure ‘additional influence' in the Middle East with Iran partnership
ANU Strategic & Defence Studies Centre Visiting Fellow Dr Matthew Sussex says Russia has been 'amping up' its relationship with Russia for quite some time now. This comes after Russia and Iran signed a new strategic partnership to seal their alliance at the beginning of this year. 'Part of the reason for that is because its sought Iranian help for providing it with Shahed drones which it uses in a very large number to attack critical infrastructure and civilian targets in its war against Ukraine,' Mr Sussex told Sky News Australia. 'More than that, it's to try and get additional influence within the Middle East and Russia has lost of course significant influence when it came to Syria just last year.'
Sky News AU
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Very close relationship': Xi Jinping the ‘number one guest' for Russia's Victory Day parade
ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Dr Matthew Sussex discusses Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming four-day visit to Russia. 'This is a visit to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany,' Mr Sussex told Sky News Australia. 'Xi Jinping is going to be [Putin's] number one guest. 'It's a very close relationship, it's close in terms of economic ties, it's close in terms of military ties as well. 'If not an alliance, then certainly it's very much a sense of alignment against the West, against what the West stands for."
