Trump recently announced a diesel deal with Putin to import Russian energy in a long-shot effort to curb high gas prices in the US.
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The nation cannot entirely break free from China, whose lower costs and vastly greater production capacity cannot be matched by allied suppliers.
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It comes after Trump openly declared his dislike of the Ukrainian leader, saying in an interview that “Zelensky is not a good guy for us to deal with”.
Saturday 6:36am
Some NATO members are wondering if Vladimir Putin is seeking to test their support for Ukraine in its war against Moscow's full-scale invasion.
Fri, Oct 16
At the same time, Ukraine did not receive the usual advance warning from its Western partners about the devastating Russian ballistic missiles aimed at Kyiv.
Thu, Oct 15
Ukraine says it has stopped targeting Russian energy sites, but accuses Russia of breaking a supposed ceasefire within hours of Donald Trump's announcement.
Tue, Oct 13
Ukraine's President said that while his country "welcomed" the announcement by Trump, Russia was still hitting energy infrastructure in Kyiv.
Mon, Oct 12
“I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Trump said.
Sun, Oct 11
The Russian guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers.
Fri, Oct 9
As the war drags through its fifth year, the need for personnel is increasingly acute, commanders and analysts say.
Thu, Oct 8
The strike came after two days of Russian assaults forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road bridges over the Dnipro River.
Mon, Oct 5
Russian aerial attacks forced the partial closure of three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor said, in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the city.
Sat, Oct 3
Kyiv has felt like a city under siege in recent weeks, with repeated air raid alerts, punctuated by loud explosions from drone and missile strikes.
Fri, Oct 2
The relentless daily attacks underscore the lack of significant progress in diplomatic efforts to end the fighting more than four years after Russia invaded its neighbour.
Tue, Sep 22
With over 95% of the vote counted, the top Kremlin party, United Russia, stands to get more than three-fourths of the seats in the lower house.
Putin's grip on power looks set to tighten after Russia's first wartime parliamentary election, held as Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks of the war.
Mon, Sep 21
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that 450 drones had been destroyed en route to the Russian capital.
Sun, Sep 20
Attacks on Saudi and Russian oil infrastructure, plus a shuttered Strait of Hormuz, are driving fuel prices higher.
New Zealand
Mon, Sep 14
The Defence Force will also continue providing intelligence, liaison and logistics support in Europe.
Tue, Sep 8
Strikes on oil refineries have caused a summer fuel crisis in the nation.
Sun, Aug 16
The ballistic missile strike came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kyiv with senior representatives of Raytheon, the US company that makes the Patriot air defence systems.
Sat, Jul 25
He has shrugged off the setback for one of the world’s leading oil-producing nations as “not critical".
Sun, Jul 5
Three companies are under investigation for allegedly exporting prohibited assets, with a Christchurch home seized as inquiries continue.
Crime and Justice
Mon, Jun 29
The New Zealand Defence Force has joined a multi-national initiative led by Norway to train the troops.
Thu, May 21
Kiwi K.A.R.E founder Tenby Powell is supporting Ukrainians to survive their harshest winter of the war by donating stoves and water boilers.
Sun, Feb 1
