Ukraine

Black Sea Ports Closed

Since the beginning of the War, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to let grain shipments travel through their shared body of water, The Back Sea. Yesterday President Putin failed to renew the deal, immediately halting all grain trade from Ukraine. This aggressive political move will hurt the rest of the world. Still, most importantly, Ukrainian …

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The End of Wagner PMC?

An ongoing spat between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of The Wagner private military company Yevgeny Prihgozhin peaked last weekend when Wagner occupied the city of Rostov and threatened to move on Moscow. At some point, during the chaos, Prihgozhin had a moment of clarity and turned his forces back, avoiding a civil …

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Ukraine: Wagner claim administrative control of Bakhmut

Yesterday the Wagner Group – the mercenaries favoured by Vladimir Putin – announced that they had gained “administrative control” of Bakhmut, now nothing more than burnt out war materials and rubble. The Ukrainians are still fighting in a sector of the city however, bleeding dry the Russian resources that otherwise would be used in spring …

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AOC rejects Russian boycott

An international dispute over allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics continues to escalate, as Ukraine is strong in its threat to boycott the games. While the fate of ‘neutral athletes’ from Russia and Belarus in the upcoming games remains undecided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the prospect of …

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Who will help Ukraine

Ipsos has run a global study of 28 countries including Australia – into attitudes towards the war in Ukraine one year on. Like many countries Australians strongly believe (79%) that we should support sovereign countries when attacked. Sanctions against Russia are also popular with 74% in favour of restricting gas and oil imports and 79% …

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