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Donald Trump or Dan Andrews?

Donald Trump or Dan Andrews?

I enjoyed the thought-provoking article by Henry Ergas on Donald Trump’s hubris. I read a chunk to my dear wife, only to learn that she thought I was talking about Daniel Andrews. Fellow Victorians will understand.

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TOPSHOT - This image grab shows one of the Israeli hostages exiting a vehicle to be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during the hostage-prisoner exchange operation in Saraya Square in western Gaza City on January 19, 2025. The Israeli military said the Red Cross had confirmed the handover of three hostages on January 19, the first to be released as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas. The Hostage and Missing Families Forum campaign group had identified the three women set to be released as Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher, seized during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the war. (Photo by AFP)

Blatant hypocrisy proof the world we once knew is gone

While disdain for US President Trump finally motivates European leaders to address the scourge of Putin, these same leaders have criticised Israel for defending itself just as Ukraine is trying to do. It shouldn’t be one or the other, it should be both.

Gemma Tognini
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Post-war order reaches a low ebb

Post-war order reaches a low ebb

Donald Trump’s blatant favouring of Vladimir Putin’s tyrannical regime could put countless Ukrainian lives at risk, depending on how long the ban extends.

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Many politicians and pundits don’t seem to understand that the global balance of power has changed profoundly in recent years and Washington must carefully relate ends and means in this new world.

Cold reality is the US can’t be bogged down in Ukraine

Many people find it unconscionable to negotiate with Putin and give up on Ukraine’s efforts to roll back Russia’s gains. But this is the cold, hard reality: Russia controls about 20 per cent of Ukraine, which is outmanned and outgunned on the battlefield.

Tom Switzer
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump

Only US and Russia can end the bloodshed in Ukraine

The EU has complained about being sidelined by the discussions between the US and Russia over some kind of settlement to end the conflict in Ukraine. But this is the inevitable result of the EU’s role in the conflict over the past three years.

Michael Sexton

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