Mercenaries and massive troop call-ups won’t defeat Ukraine

Fresh threats of a major military offensive and the use of mercenaries, many recruited in Russia’s jails, are unlikely to bring victory to Vladimir Putin a year after his invasion of Ukraine, says retired Australian Army major general Mick Ryan.

How Czechs view the war in Ukraine

Vaclav Malik, a former Czech intelligence officer, sees a long war ahead in Ukraine as Russia continues its efforts to exterminate Ukraine and exhaust Western support for it.

Mum, I don’t want war

Vladimir Putin and his army of thugs have gone out of their way to terrorise, target and kidnap Ukrainian children, and a new art exhibition shows the mental toll on their victims.

Australia must do more to help Ukraine

Ukraine’s heroic but lonely resistance against Russian aggression is paving dividends as the invaders retreat in disarray, but more sophisticated and long-range weapons are required to defeat the enemy.

Desperate Russia may lash out against the world

Putin is growing increasingly desperate as his army fails to subdue Ukraine, and Russia is likely to become even more dangerous and unpredictable as a result.

Sharpening Ukraine’s sword against Russia

Ukraine is seeking out innovative weapons and other military equipment developed by Australian companies to give its troops a technological edge in their war of survival against the Russian invaders.

You can’t stand aside

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has delivered a heartbreaking account of the impact of Russia’s barbaric war on his country to thousands of Australian students.

Industry and defence must gear up against China

Harnessing resources from industry through to armed forces, Australia, the United States and their allies must together develop an effective level of military power in the Indo-Pacific to avoid ‘a catastrophic failure of deterrence.

Labor takes the reigns in a dangerous decade

Anthony Albanese’s incoming Labor government faces a difficult, but not insurmountable, set of diplomatic and defence challenges in safeguarding Australia from external threats in the coming decade.

Ukraine’s ambassador appeals for heavy weapons to defend freedom for us all

Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia says the country needs large stocks of heavy weapons, tanks, artillery, long-range missiles and air-defence systems to defeat the Russian offensive.

Russia’s nuclear bluster

Vladimir Putin’s threat that NATO intervention to save Ukraine from his clutches would inevitably lead to nuclear war is as hollow as every other statement he makes, but is still proving effective at staying the West’s hand.

Help pours in for the heroes of Ukraine

The head of Ukraine’s diplomatic mission in Australia, Volodymyr Shalkivskyi, says military and humanitarian aid sent by friendly countries is helping Ukraine fight its Russian invaders.