Don’t hand Putin victory

Donald Trump’s eagerness to sign a piece of paper declaring ‘peace in our time’ and Putin’s determination to absorb Ukraine and obliterate its status as a nation state means Ukrainians face a grim future.

Trump’s “peace” deal will doom Ukraine but save Russia

Donald Trump’s determination to end support for Ukraine and hand victory to Russia comes at a time when Russia’s military effort is nearing collapse.

A vote for Harris is a vote for Ukraine

Victory for Kamala Harris would ensure Ukraine continued resistance against the Russian invasion, while another triumph for Donald Trump could see Vladimir Putin claim victory over the West.

A vote for Trump is a vote for Putin

Kyiv holds its breath as Americans look set to decide the likely outcome of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion at the ballot box.

On the frontlines in Ukraine

Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) have destroyed hundreds of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles, and this special report from the front lines of the war explains just how they are used in combat.

Can treaties end the war in Ukraine?

A peace treaty ending Russia’s disastrous war against Ukraine will be hard to draft because Russia has never declared war, despite waging more than a decade of aggression against its democratic, western-leaning neighbour.

Ukraine needs NATO and NATO needs Ukraine

Putin objects to Ukraine’s future membership of NATO not because he fears a western invasion of Russia, but because NATO membership would preclude further incursions and annexations of Ukrainian land.

Hang tough in Ukraine

If a blame narrative gains traction in Ukraine, it could deepen internal divisions and jeopardise the nation’s democratic future. Russia stands to benefit from such disinformation, amplifying a “stab-in-the-back” myth to shift responsibility for the war onto the West.

Let’s arm Ukraine

The long-overdue announcement that Australia will give 49 surplus M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine is welcome and should be followed by larger and more regular deliveries of arms to help drive out the Russian invaders.

Ukraine wins if Harris wins

Despite some brave words, US support for Ukraine has been timid in the extreme, so would a Kamala Harris Presidency finally furnish Ukraine with the weapons they need to win?

Exposing Putin’s lapdogs

Tom Switzer and John Mearsheimer are just the latest in a long line of Western apologists for Russia’s thuggish imperialism.

A warning from history

In his new book, Australian historian Dennis Glover argues the West must must “arm Ukraine and defend international law” to avoid repeating the appeasement and vacillation which led to the Second World War.