Australian officials believe Australian soldier Oscar Jenkins, who travelled to fight in defence of Ukraine, is alive and in Russian captivity, rather than dead as had been feared.

Captured North Korean soldiers have lifted the curtain ever so slightly on the secretive Kim regime’s decision to join Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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Tennis Australia has recently issued a strong warning to its players, urging them not to participate in events held in Russia. This follows reports that Thanasi Kokkinakis, a member of the Australian Davis Cup team,

Australian teacher believed to have been killed by Russia in Ukraine is alive, says foreign minister - Oscar Jenkins left his job teaching to go fight for Ukraine before he was taken captive in Decemb

The Australian tennis star was paid to play in the unofficial event, which was backed by a state-owned energy company blacklisted by the Australian government.

Tennis Australia says it has advised its players against competing in Russia following reports that Davis Cup team member Thanasi Kokkinakis was featured in an exhibition in St. Petersburg two months ago.

The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported Friday that Kokkinakis ... of Foreign Affairs and Trade since April 2022 soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. “For several years, Tennis Australia ...

Thanasi Kokkinakis competed in a Russian exhibition event at the end of 2024, despite being advised against doing so.

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On 14 January, Australia summoned Russian ambassador Alexey Pavlovsky to answer questions about Mr Jenkins’s status. “The Russian Federation is obligated to treat all prisoners of war in accordance with international humanitarian law,” a spokesperson said in a statement at the time.

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