Pell offers prayers ‘to end this injustice’
Australian cardinal George Pell condemns Russia’s ‘illegal and ferocious’ invasion of Ukraine
Russia And Ukraine Conflict
IMF, World Bank announce billions in Ukraine support
Rescue package will see initial hundreds of millions paid out within days.
Munich fires Putin’s conductor
The 68-year-old has already been dropped from a slew of prestigious concerts.
Metals and oil boom drags ASX higher
Investors remain uncertain in the face of the Russia and Ukraine conflict but an associated spike in commodity prices helped Australia’s mining and energy sectors bounce on Wednesday.
Bitcoin surges as oligarchs scheme to avoid sanctions
Cryptocurrencies could be providing oligarchs and banks with an escape route as Russia becomes economically isolated.
UN’s top court to hold hearings on genocide
The International Court of Justice will hold genocide hearings next Monday and Tuesday over the war in Ukraine.
Dan Andrews reveals Ukraine plan
Victoria’s Ukrainian refugee plan has been revealed as hundreds of thousands flee the war-torn country in the wake of the Russian invasion.
Defiant Zelensky slams deliberate attacks on civilian areas
Russian forces, frustrated in plans for a quick victory, shifted to a new strategy to reignite its slowing military advance.
We must stand up for truths Putin disdains
It’s been said Vladimir Putin has started a war he doesn’t know how to finish. It means today’s battles in Ukraine are part of a long war that will require an attention span greater than a few news cycles.
Three more sports ban Russia as invasion escalates
Tennism cycling and F1 have joined the growing number of sports to place bans on Russia, while Chelsea’s EPL manager had to ask journalists to stop asking him about the club’s Russian owner.
As sanctions bite, oligarchs speak out against war
A parade of Russian businessmen burnish antiwar stances as the West tightens a noose around Kremlin-connected businesses and property.
‘World beater’: Big rap for Aussie economy
A surge in household spending helped Australia’s economy rebound in the December quarter, prompting this claim.
Why China and Russia face a grim future after Ukraine
With Europe and the US establishing an era of joint development and co-operation, China and a likely recession ridden Russia are a clear second in a two power world.
Russia banned from World Cup in Sydney
The draw for the Women’s basketball World Cup has a new entrant after a last-minute decision to ban Russia from competing.
Russian ban for Australian World Cup
Sporting fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine has now hit the World Cup, which will be hosted by Australia later this year.
One phone call that could stop Putin
Peter Dutton has piled pressure on one world leader to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying one phone call is all that’s needed.
PM tests positive to Covid, experiencing ‘flu symptoms’
Scott Morrison will recover at home in Sydney while continuing to work on the response to floods and Ukraine.
Low-profile Russian air force puzzles Western experts
Russia’s air force still does not enjoy total superiority in the skies above Ukraine despite its overwhelming numerical advantage, hampering its army’s progress on the ground.
ASX extends gains as oil soars
ASX 200 extends gains for fourth day, closing up 0.3 per cent after GDP jumps in fourth quarter as US futures turn up, damping negative offshore leads. Oil prices spike.
US, allies leave Russia isolated: Biden
In his first State of the Union address, the US President highlighted the co-ordinated response to the invasion of Ukraine.
UK PM brands Putin a war criminal
Boris Johnson says Russia’s use ‘of the munitions that they have already been dropping on innocent civilians’ in Ukraine ‘fully qualifies as a war crime’.
Own goal for bad sport Putin
Russian tsar should be in no doubt about the disaster he has created.
Putin gives a wake-up call from folly of indulgence
World leaders are forced to get real about what truly matters.
A pact to exploit weakness of West
The Putin-Xi declaration, coming just three weeks before Putin’s Ukraine invasion, is a partnership of convenience, not faith.
How Putin has killed our Pollyanna politics
Angela Merkel was the poster girl; Barack Obama and Joe Biden also share a sweet Utopian view of the way the world works. Now Putin has slaughtered their deluded brand of politics.
With friends like these, alliances will be tested
Putin’s invasion has thrown a spotlight on hopeful assumptions about the security of every country. And rhetorically warm relationships are not enough.
It’s time to ramp up covert actions in Russia
The final Western objective cannot be solely for the liberation of Ukraine: Russia must not return to normalised relations without first removing Vladimir Putin from office.
Why the Ukraine crisis should be a wake-up call to the West
‘We have embarked on a crusade of folly, proudly and energetically committing economic and cultural suicide.’
Biden a man desperately in need of a reset
The convoy of Russian artillery heading ominously towards Kyiv is a depressing backdrop for Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address.
Women, children escape, men return to fight
At the Ukraine border it’s two-way traffic: women and children crossing out for their safety, men coming in to take up arms.
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