Russia’s aggression drives its allies away

Russia’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine is straining its relations with former Soviet states which have problems of their own and show no wish to be drawn into the conflict.

Nobel Peace Prize lauds the fight against Putin

In recognising a range of activists in Ukraine, Belorussia and Russia itself, the Nobel Committee have dealt another blow to the crumbling dictatorship of Vladimir Putin.

Helping Ukraine to help ourselves

Although ‘realists’ call for the appeasement of aggressor states, Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine is a clear breach of an international law rule that is critical to the security of smaller states and middle powers like Australia.

Dr. Evil

Russia had a chance to embrace freedom and peace after the collapse of communism, but KGB operative Vladimir Putin – now the longest serving Russian dictator since Stalin – has dedicated his life to restoring the iron fist of tyranny.

Downfall

Forcing untrained, unwilling conscripts to fight in Ukraine and shifting the blame for failure onto his subordinates is uniting both the Russian people and elites against embattled dictator Vladimir Putin.

Alla dearest

Few prominent Russians have had the courage to oppose Putin or speak out against the war, but iconic singer Alla Pugacheva has posted a message decrying the conflict to her 3.5 million followers on Instagram.

Putin fakes victory in the jaws of defeat

Putin’s phony referendums and paper annexation of 15% of Ukraine will not end the war, gain international recognition or secure his increasingly precarious position.

Russia’s winter of discontent

Putin’s decision to force droves of unwilling and undertrained reservists to the front line in Ukraine is a desperate move which will achieve nothing but more pointless slaughter.

The paranoid style of Putin’s politics

Russian propagandists – and their western apologists – claim that Putin’s calamitous invasion of Ukraine was forced by NATO expansion, but the truth is the only threat to peace in Europe is Russia itself.

Death of a dinosaur

Putin’s call-up of conscripts show he is determined to march Russia further into the abyss, regardless of growing protests at home and mounting losses in Ukraine.

A Marshall Plan to rebuild Ukraine

Putin’s calamitous invasion of Ukraine has wrecked dozens of towns and cities and wreaked hundreds of billions of dollars of damage. The western allies must help rebuild Ukraine when victory on the battlefield is achieved, just as the Marshall Plan helped rebuild western Europe after WW2.

Zelensky’s call for UN reform must be answered

President Zelensky’s impassioned plea for reform at the United Nations to reduce the power of hostile states to block global peace, justice and security are popular around the world according to opinion surveys.