News & Views US basketball star Brittney Griner released from Russian penal colony On Thursday, US basketball star Brittney Griner got her freedom in a trade for the US’s release of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Life When Russia and Ukraine eventually restart peace talks, involving women – or not – could be a key factor in an agreement actually sticking While Russia and Ukraine’s war wages on, previous peace talk discussions didn’t appear to include women. Changing that can make a difference.
News & Views ‘A historic day’: Sweden joins Finland in seeking NATO membership Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson made the announcement that Sweden would join Finland in seeking NATO membership.
World Russian live TV protester may face further charges for her antiwar ‘stunt’ The courageous editor at a popular Russian state-owned television station who interrupted a nightly news broadcast on Monday may face further fines and charges.
News & Views ‘They are lying to you’: Russian state TV employee protests war during live news broadcast An employee of a popular Russian state-owned television station interrupted a nightly news broadcast on Monday to protest against the invasion of Ukraine.
News & Views ‘You cannot play nice with Putin’: Pussy Riot’s founder Nadya Tolokonnikova speaks out over war on Ukraine Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova believes the world cannot lose sight of the most critical ways to fight against Putin right now.
World ‘We are in dark times’: what is it like for Ukrainians in Australia watching their country at war? As a researcher in Australia, my interests are in the study of Ukrainian revolutions and identity. Though before all that, I am Ukrainian.
News & Views ‘Surreal’: How women of Ukraine are taking on the invading forces As the world turns its gaze to the harrowing events unfolding in Ukraine, the women of the country have taken up arms to fight.
Politics ‘You are cursed’: Ukrainian woman celebrated as hero after confronting Russian troops One civilian woman in Ukraine has bravely confronted two heavily armed Russian soldiers, powerfully demanding they explain their actions.
News & Views Ukraine invasion: what the west needs to do now – expert view What Nato and its allies do next will be vital to the future security of Europe and the rest of the world, writes Stefan Wolff.
News & Views Eight male world leaders and the escalating Ukraine crisis As tensions escalate between Russia and Ukraine, we’re providing an explainer of the crisis, looking at eight male world leaders.
News & Views Can’t get to Brazil in 2014? Stay home for a global celebration of female entrepreneurs As 20 Aussies stood before the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit delegates at the Summit’s closing ceremony this week in Russia, we received the loudest roar of the day for something we promised to deliver as hosts of the event in 2014.
