Russia And Ukraine Conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP)

Will the Putin-Xi alliance mean twilight of the West?

Putin has played a weak geo-hand brilliantly, and in one avenue of hard power, is even more formidable than Xi. The West has only itself to blame for allowing this fight to get out of control.

Greg Sheridan

commentaryThe Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov during the annual meeting of the Defence Ministry board in Moscow on December 21, 2021. (Photo by Sergei GUNEYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP)

Putin’s lesson from Syria is that bombing works

It is the ability of Russia’s military to present creative, brutal solutions, rather than Vladimir Putin’s overrated rat-like cunning, that gives it the edge. Ukraine should expect the unexpected.

Roger Boyes

‘provocations’Nation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos JANUARY 28, 2022: The Russian Federation Ambassador to Australia Dr Alexey Pavlovsky spoke to Australian media during a press conference on the security situation in Eastern Europe.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary RamagePicture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Supporting Ukraine will lead to war: Russian envoy

Australia’s participation in Western-led support for Ukraine will only ‘lead to war’, warns Russian ambassador Alexey Pavlovsky.

Patrick Commins and Rhiannon Down

The Wall Street Journal

TOPSHOT - A woman walks past a monument to the soldiers killed in action during wars in Afghanistan and Chechnya in the village of Shebekino outside Belgorod, a few kilometres from Ukrainian border, on January 27, 2021. - The border with Ukraine, the scene of a major geopolitical crisis, is just a stone's throw away, but the Russians see no war on the horizon. In fact, far from the tense diplomatic exchanges between Moscow and Washington, which blame each other for the tensions around Ukraine, this border region seems to be asleep. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)

Putin sends medical units to Ukrainian front

Moscow has put what appear to be final preparations for an invasion of Ukraine by sending medical units to the front.

Vivian Salama, Daniel Michaels and Laurence Norman

LettersLetters

Walk a Russian mile in Putin’s shoes and give some ground in order to prevent hostilities

NATO should listen to Putin’s reasonable concerns and accommodate him as much as possible.

LettersLetters

Clear and present dangers if US stands by over the Ukraine

Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has taken on a confrontational posture not seen since the height of the Cold War.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 21, 2022: A joint media conference held for AUKMIN at Admirality House, Kirribilli. Speaking were the Hon Peter Dutton MP, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss and the RT Hon Ben Wallace. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Dylan Robinson

New strength in our much-maligned historic ties

As the likelihood of conflict grows, so too does the importance of our British links.

Peter Jennings

World

TOPSHOT - This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian President press-service on January 20, 2022 shows Ukrainian military forces servicemen laying flowers to Memorial Bell, located on the territory of the Ministry of Defense in Kyiv, as they take part in honoring the memory of Ukrainian servicemen who died on this day for freedom, independence and territorial integrity of the state. - The names of 54 servicemen, who died in different years of the war on east of the country, among them - 51 soldiers who died on January 20, 2015, defending the Donetsk airport, were announced during the ceremony. (Photo by Ukrainian President press-service / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

West warns Russia against ‘any incursion’

The US and its allies have warned Moscow of grave consequences if “any” of the troops massed on the border cross the border into Ukraine.

Shaun Tandon and Jonathan Brown

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Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko gestures as he addresses a press conference in Warsaw on January 16, 2022. - Poroshenko is expected on January 17 to return to Ukraine from Europe despite the risk of arrest, as he vowed to help protect the ex-Soviet country from a possible Russian invasion. Poroshenko, who served as president between 2014 and 2019, was placed under investigation for high treason and left Ukraine in December. (Photo by Aleksey Filippov / AFP)

Former leader to return to fight

Ukraine’s billionaire ‘Chocolate King’ risks arrest to help face down Russian aggression.

Olga Shylenko

WORLD COMMENTARYWorld

Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, the military reserve of the Ukrainian Armes Forces, take part in a military exercise near Kiev on December 25, 2021. - The trainees are part of reservist battalions set-up to protect a district in Kiev in the event of an attack on Ukraine's largest city. Dozens of civilians have been joining Ukraine's army reserves in recent months, as fears have mounted that Russia, which Kiev says has massed around 100,000 troops on its side of the border, is plotting to launch a large-scale attack. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

How to show Putin the cost of invading Ukraine

Western allies must give diplomacy a chance but make clear they are ready help arm the Ukrainian resistance if Russia invades.

Charles A. Kupchan

CommentaryThe Wall Street Journal

Reservists of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces line up during military exercises at a training ground outside Kharkiv, Ukraine December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

The strategic case for risking war in Ukraine

If Russian forces enter Ukraine yet again, Kyiv is likely to lose the war and the human toll will be extensive. The long-term damage suffered by Moscow, however, is likely to be substantial as well.

John R. Deni

commentaryThe Times

US President Joe Biden (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they arrive at Villa La Grange in Geneva, for the start of their summit on June 16, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)

West shouldn’t fall for Putin’s Ukraine bluff

Vladimir Putin seeks to weaken Europe and force Joe Biden to act as an equal. But ultimately his soldiers are more useful to him just looking tough rather than losing their lives in a winter war.

Roger Boyes

LettersLetters

The Cold War is over, and we should be alive to Orthodox Russia as an ally to the West

I couldn’t agree more with Michael Sexton about dropping the push by NATO to recruit Ukraine.

commentaryThe Wall Street Journal

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 17, 2021 (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 17, 2021 shows US President Joe Biden(L) during remarks on the implementation of the American Rescue Plan in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, DC on March 15, 2021, and Russian President Vladimir Putin as he and his Turkish counterpart hold a joint press statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 5, 2020. - US President Joe Biden said May 4, 2021 he expects to hold a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a June trip to Europe.

Putin’s ambitions not to be underestimated

Vladimir Putin is testing how far he can go in the Ukraine before the US pushes back. The moment is more dangerous than we realise.

WSJ Editorial Board

The Wall Street Journal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference in Kiev on November 26, 2021. - President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday Ukraine was ready to take on Russia if Moscow decides to move troops across the border, amid growing Western concern over a new Russian military buildup. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian presidential press-service / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Biden wants NATO to pull Russia back from Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of a possible Moscow-backed coup attempt.

Michael R. Gordon, Vivian Salama and Ann Simmons

ANALYSISWorld

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Points win moves Biden closer to Oval Office

Trump’s push to focus on claims that the Biden family was making money in Ukraine and China were far too vague.

Cameron Stewart

commentaryWorld

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 29, 2019 US National Security Advisor John Bolton answers journalists questions after his meeting with Belarus President in Minsk. - John Bolton has long been known as the bomb-thrower of US diplomacy, but the former White House national security advisor now threatens to blow a hole in President Donald Trump's impeachment defense. Fired last September, Bolton's coming tell-all book about his 17 months in the Trump administration could contain the strongest evidence yet for charges that the president illicitly held up military aid to Ukraine to help his own reelection campaign. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

‘Smoking gun’ Bolton up-ends Trump script

John Bolton’s Ukraine claims won’t change the big picture for Trump but who knows what he’ll say if he gives testimony?

Cameron Stewart

analysisCommentary

President Donald Trump removes his earpiece for translation at a news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Credible, detailed and damaging

Public impeachment inquiry day one was a win for the Dems, but the Republicans fired back.

Cameron Stewart

commentaryCommentary

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Would Shakespeare impeach Trump?

The Democrats pushing impeachment simply don’t understand Donald Trump. Their latest theory has one glaring flaw: it isn’t in keeping with Trump’s character.

GREGG OPELKA

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