Putin’s pet fascists

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has tried to justify his invasion of Ukraine as an attempt to ‘denazify’ the nation, but in reality it is Putin who has relied on neo-nazis to help crush democracy in Russia and promote his interests abroad.

The West owes Ukraine more than words

The Western democracies should offer greater support for Ukraine, including direct military action, to reward the hope, courage and faith shown by Ukraine in its defence of freedom against tyranny.

The case for killing Putin

The killing of tyrants such as Vladimir Putin has a long history, and while any action may have unforeseen consequences, justice would see the violence he has unleashed on innocents fall upon his own head.

Ukraine chose Europe, so Russia chose war

Three weeks after Putin’s invasion, the people of Ukraine are putting up fierce resistance to the latest in a long line of authoritarian Russian attempts to crush their national spirit and identity.

Putin’s war on history

Vladimir Putin has worked hard to suppress research into the many crimes of the Communist era he is trying to recreate, just as his invasion of Ukraine has been justified through a litany of lies and paranoia.

Ukraine’s fight for freedom – 100 years ago

Ukraine, like Poland, the Baltic States, and many other nations have a long history of fighting for freedom against their Russian oppressors, and the revolt of Ukraine against the Bolsheviks a century ago may have lessons for today.

Would NATO even defend itself?

The West allowed Vladimir Putin to devastate Ukraine, and now fears are growing that Russian threats to NATO’s eastern members would not generate the tough response implied by NATO membership.

Russia targets Ukraine’s hospitals

The barbarity of Russia’s deliberate attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals is matched only by its army’s desperation as their wretched invasion stalls.

The real leader of the free world

Speaking from his nation’s besieged capital of Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a powerful appeal to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, underlining his growing status as the defacto leader of the free world.

Russia’s brutal recent history shows its blueprint for Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is merely the latest step in its remorseless suppression of internal debate, brutal crushing of separatist movements and piecemeal invasion of its neighbours over the last twenty years.

Russia steps up attacks on women and children

As the West stands by and does nothing, Russian attacks on women and children in Ukraine are intensifying, as Putin tries to suppress national resistance to his faltering invasion.

Cyberwar – the battle to keep Ukraine online

Russia has done all it can to block Ukrainian voices on the internet, but the mass of real-time content streamed around the world by Ukraine’s citizen reporters has united and galvanised the world’s response to Russia’s savage invasion.