Australia has vowed it will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed one of its nationals captured fighting for Ukraine, after reports emerged the prisoner of war may have been killed.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to take decisive measures if harm has been inflicted on Oscar Jenkins, a Melbourne school teacher captured while fighting for Ukraine. Disturbing video footage from December shows Jenkins being interrogated by Russian forces.

There are fears an Australian man captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine has been executed. Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from Melbourne, was reportedly captured in the Donbas region.

Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump now concede that the Ukraine war will take months or even longer to resolve, a sharp reality check on his biggest foreign policy promise - to strike a peace deal on his first day in the White House.

Russia welcomes signals coming from President-elect Donald Trump over the Ukraine conflict, less than a week before the Republican takes office.

Trump says he will meet Putin after his inauguration, citing Putin's disappointment with the Ukraine war. Trump's national security advisor anticipates a call between the two leaders in the near future.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has held further discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron about the possibility of Western troops deploying in Ukraine to safeguard any peace d

Russian media report a massive attack by Ukraine on its territory. As the Ukraine war approaches its third anniversary, President Volodymyr Zelensky advocates for the deployment of troops from its allies in Ukrainian territory as a measure to force Russia to peace,