Ukraine – Page 5 – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 How Ukrainian brains beat Russian brawn https://www.openforum.com.au/how-ukrainian-brains-beat-russian-brawn/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 20:34:28 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41714 Western armies can look to Ukraine for an example of how to integrate technologies and weapons to remain agile and adaptable while the blundering Russian behemoth shows the dangers of corruption, incompetence and poor command and control.

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Russia skulks into the shadows https://www.openforum.com.au/russia-skulks-into-the-shadows/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 20:34:19 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41688 Putin invaded Ukraine a year ago to eradicate it from the map and restore his nation's international prestige, but after 12 months of shame and humiliation he may only have ensured Russia's eclipse, and perhaps implosion.

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Champion of the world https://www.openforum.com.au/champion-of-the-world/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:31:34 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41722 Everything that Vladimir Putin is not, President Zelensky’s global reputation as a contemporary hero rests on his personal courage and his ability to articulate an endlessly inspiring message of resistance and dignity in the face of the brutal Russian invasion.

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A year of despair and defiance https://www.openforum.com.au/a-year-of-despair-and-defiance/ https://www.openforum.com.au/a-year-of-despair-and-defiance/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:31:27 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41710 Russian President Putin thought he would overrun Ukraine in a few days. As the war raging for the last 12 months has proved, these military volunteers and their fellow Ukrainians ‘had other ideas.’

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No peace without victory https://www.openforum.com.au/no-peace-without-victory/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:31:18 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41739 Calls for 'peace' in Ukraine from the West would only hand victory to Russia. The best path to a lasting peace in the region is to help Ukraine liberate its territory and for Russia to accept the failure of its aggression.

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Give Ukraine the jets it needs to win https://www.openforum.com.au/give-ukraine-the-jets-it-needs-to-win/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:07:53 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41728 After a year of war, the West remains reluctant to give Ukraine the modern fighter jets it needs to drive Russia from its skies, but air power will be vital to a successful conclusion to the war.

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Standing firm against Mordor https://www.openforum.com.au/standing-firm-against-mordor/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:03:00 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41663 After a gruelling 12 months of war, US President Joe Biden's visit to Kyiv should kick-start greater Western support for Ukraine to ensure it defeats the Russian invasion.

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Ukraine and the future of collective global security https://www.openforum.com.au/ukraine-and-the-future-of-collective-global-security/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:37:44 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41576 Shortly after its start, the war in Ukraine was cast as a “make or break” moment for the future of global collective security. One year later, it is time to consider the international scorecard and the remaining challenges on the way to a more peaceful world.

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Hawks and doves https://www.openforum.com.au/hawks-and-doves/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:43:50 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41344 As with Adolf Hitler in the 1930s, Western appeasement of Vladimir Putin only fed his ambition, leaving firm principles backed with military might as the only solution to the current crisis in Ukraine.

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The West dithers while Ukraine burns https://www.openforum.com.au/the-west-dithers-while-ukraine-burns/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:03:52 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41281 While nations like Estonia and Poland have been generous with their military support of Ukraine, larger NATO countries have dithered about sending the heavy weapons required to repulse the Russian invasion.

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Tanks a lot https://www.openforum.com.au/tanks-a-lot/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:24:12 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41220 After almost a full year of fighting, the Western allies are finally beginning to give Ukraine the modern tanks it needs to defeat the Russian invasion.

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Mercenaries and massive troop call-ups won’t defeat Ukraine https://www.openforum.com.au/mercenaries-and-massive-troop-call-ups-wont-defeat-ukraine/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:28:24 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41169 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.

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