John Lyons‏

For those of you in Sydney, this coming Tuesday evening in Bondi I’ll be in conversation with Paul Barry on my new book “A Bunker in Kyiv.” We’ll be talking Trump, Putin, Zelensky & the extraordinary efforts of ordinary Ukrainians. Hope to see you there. https://t.co/RGzt49dvmi

“America’s credibility as an economic ally, strategic partner & global leader is trashed”: Professor Hugh White. The US has performed “one of the greatest acts of self-harm”: Former Australian Ambassador to China Geoff Raby. My latest column. https://t.co/3DhTIK3bvS

Cyclone Trump tariffs the world… My new column. https://t.co/IqnGBMshQN

FIVE EYES: Aust & US's other key intel partners were already wrestling with Q's about how much they could trust their old ally. Now 18 top US nat security officials plan bombing on a non-secure app . In any other presidency this story would rock the US. https://t.co/oRGs89UmTo

Now Russia is under the pump. Will it bow to US pressure? Is Trump really a Russia whisperer? Zelenskyy's willingness to sign temporary ceasefire suggests he's learnt to play Trump's game. Amid White House chaos is there a master strategy? My new column https://t.co/06x9TtztfZ

BREAKING: Australia to NOT receive exemption for steel aluminium exports to US. White House Karoline Leavitt told media Trump "considered it & considered against it... If they want to be exempted they should consider moving steel manufacturing here." Presents big challenge for PM

RT @QuentinDempster: Yes @TheLyonsDen Putin is out to take ALL of Ukraine if he can. Trump has destabilised Zelensky’s defensive US-led (Bi…

Was Trump loaded for bear? Did Trump & JD Vance ambush Ukraine’s President? Trump’s very 1st comment to Zelensky & the 1st question from a “friendly” journalist suggest they did. Add to that Zelensky’s mishandling & the future of Ukraine is now in jeopardy https://t.co/BYnlpCzIMM

In the new hard world of Trump, everything is about what a country has to offer. Australia has 2 things the US wants: Pine Gap spy facility & proximity to China. As Trump upends geopolitics what happens to 5-Eyes and AUKUS? My new column https://t.co/PENhJEiAB2 via @ABCaustralia

RT @gregjamesbarton: “There are two things that Hamas does not want: a Palestinian state that sits peacefully alongside Israel and a normal…

Two ghosts lurk behind this Gaza plan: Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law who floated the idea last year & Bezalel Smotrich, who's said Israel's founder Ben-Gurion should have "finished the job" when it came to Palestinians. My new column https://t.co/rtYTIyykgd via @ABCaustralia

Fascinating for two reasons - firstly, a senior Republican taking on the Trump administration and one of its most visible players, RFK, so early. And secondly, The New York Post going hard against a Trump pick.

Mike Pence @Mike_Pence

RFK’s hearings remove all doubt: He’s not fit to lead a key federal health agency - Editorial Board | https://t.co/q0DOurEpON https://t.co/GRxbAP1FzW

RT @AlanKohler: Really good piece by John Lyons @TheLyonsDen on the vanishing two state solution. https://t.co/hiAu6PYHzz

This is endgame for Israelis & Palestinians. Over the next 4 years Trump & Netanyahu can kill a 2-state solution. The far right in Israel & supporters in Aust will celebrate. But it will bequeath to the Mideast a future of dreadful violence. My new column https://t.co/wkMWOqDjG3

BREAKING: Foreign Min Penny Wong & Amb Kevin Rudd just been to White House & met Trump nat security adviser Mike Waltz. It's high level access on day 1 of a new administration. It flies in face of those who said Aus & Rudd would be frozen out. About to meet Sec State Marco Rubio.

Ceasefire deal: John Lyons reflects on what he's seen | ABC NEWS https://t.co/Jr5lZuAFWd via @YouTube

BREAKING: Israeli media say names of first 3 hostages to be transferred from Gaza have been handed over. This means ceasefire will now begin, within an hour. The end to one of the most brutal wars of modern times but merely a pause in this conflict unless political solution found