Since Russian President Vladimir Putin began his invasion of Ukraine on February 24, he has faced increasing sanctions by the United States, the European Union, Britain and other countries, including Australia, as the horror of the war has been brought home to Western leaders.
A further fact is undoubtedly the extraordinary courage of the Ukrainians and their democratically elected Government, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in resisting the invasion, and demanding that the West put the…