Russia-Ukraine war
Zelensky says 31,000 troops killed in war as Ukraine warns of new Russian offensive
Ukraine’s president warned that the toll will rapidly rise unless promised military aid makes it to the front line soon.
- by Rob Harris
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Zelensky vows victory as Ukraine marks two years since Russian invasion
“We will win,” Ukraine’s president told a ceremony attended by four Western leaders as he pledged that his forces would overturn recent battlefield defeats.
- by Michael Murphy and James Kilner
Push back Russia or just survive? Ukrainians divided over what ‘victory’ now means
Belief among Ukrainians of an eventual “victory” remains strong but opinions about what that means and when it will happen have begun to diverge strongly.
Opinion
Opinion
Vladimir Putin has Russia headed for economic ruin. The West can’t lose its nerve now
Russia’s defence spending has tripled since the invasion of Ukraine, approaching 8 per cent of national output – roughly what it was under the Soviet Union.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
Ukraine
Two years on, Ukraine’s moral courage shames fickle West
As Russia elevates its war effort to an industrial scale of horror, the US, Europe and Australia have been slow to respond. They could learn a thing or two about will from Ukrainians.
- by Mick Ryan
US-based ballerina detained in Russia over $US50 to Ukrainian charity
Ksenia Karelina, 33, has been charged with treason after returning to Russia to visit family.
- by Emma Burrows and Dasha Litvinova
Opinion
Putin's Russia
One murder too many, Mr Putin? It could be Ukraine’s lifeline
The Russian president’s disposal of Alexei Navalny might spur US Republicans to defy Donald Trump and support Ukraine’s war effort. If not, prepare for a catastrophe.
- by Peter Hartcher
US credibility with Australia on the line in its Ukraine funding decision, says Andrew Forrest
Forrest said the Australian public would begin to doubt if the US was a reliable ally if American leaders were seen to side with Russia on the issue of funding for Ukraine.
- by Rob Harris
‘So much on the line’: Biden warns that more Ukrainian cities will fall without US aid
Ukraine was forced to withdraw from the city of Avdiivka after its soldiers had to ration ammunition due to dwindling supplies, the White House said after Biden’s call to Volodymyr Zelensky.
- by Josh Wingrove and Justin Sink
Ukraine withdraws troops from key town eastern city of Avdiivka
The timing is critical as Russia is looking for a morale boost ahead of the second anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
- by Illia Novikov and Barry Hatton
Putin prefers ‘more predictable’ Biden over Trump
The Russian president’s first foray into the US election debate appears, at first glance, to favour the incumbent Joe Biden.
- by Mark Trevelyan