1 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Claire Harvey with 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: the Front's afternoon headlines. Donald Trump is tightening the screws 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: on Russia, and some of Vladimir Putin's allies are moving too. 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: Trump laid into Putin earlier this week, venting his frustration 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: that the war in Ukraine is still raging, and imposing 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: fresh sanctions on Russia's giant oil producers Rosneft and look Oil. Now, 7 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: both Chinese and Indian oil refineries Moscow's biggest customers have 8 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: revealed dramatic cuts in imports of crude oil from Russia 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: in a bid to comply with the sanctions. That will 10 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: have a direct effect on Vladimir Putin's treasury, and it'll 11 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: mean prices go up around the world as refineries look 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: for new sources of crude oil. Already, oil prices are 13 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: up and it's likely to flow through to petrol bowsers 14 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: if the trend continues. President Putin basically said today that 15 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: Russia is a muse from US sanctions. He said that 16 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: it would not impact the Russian economy in any serious way. 17 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: Is here. I'm I'm glad he feels that way. That's 18 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: good I'll let you know about it in six months 19 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: from Okay, let's see. Let's see how it all works out. 20 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: Trump's trying to get Vladimir Putin back to the negotiations 21 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: that have fallen flat since that much heralded peace summit 22 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: in Alaska. At the same time, UK Prime Minister Sakis 23 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: Starma is trying to find new sources of revenue for 24 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: Ukrainian President Voladomi Zelenski. Starmer's idea is that European countries 25 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: could unlock hundreds of billions in frozen Russian assets, which 26 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: could be liquidated into cash and funneled to Ukraine to 27 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: pay for more weapons. True Conservatives should embrace climate action, 28 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: says Climate change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, and he 29 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: says Margaret Thatcher would agree with him. In a speech 30 00:01:56,320 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: to the Conservative Center for Independent Studies, Bowen, who's driving 31 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: the government's net zero agenda, says coal is now an 32 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: unreliable source of energy because the power stations are old 33 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: and poorly maintained. Bowen cited Thatcher's history of raising awareness 34 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: of pollution, including acid rain and global warming in the 35 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: nineteen eighties when she was trying to fend off a 36 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: rise in popularity for the UK Greens Party. Bowen said 37 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: true conservatives believe in careful, evidence based approaches and must 38 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 1: accept that climate change is caused by humans, just as 39 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: cancer is caused by tobacco. VI is Thatcher addressing the 40 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: United Nations General Assembly in nineteen eighty nine. 41 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: It is mankind and his activities which are changing the 42 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 2: environment of our planet in damaging and dangerous ways. Every 43 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 2: country will be affected, and no one can opt out. 44 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 2: We can't just do nothing. 45 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: Check out those stories live right now at the Australian 46 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: dot Com dotu and come back to the front first 47 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: thing in the morning for something really fun. A chat 48 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: with Jeremy Allen White about the challenge of bringing Bruce 49 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: Springsteen's life to the big screen.