The Herald's View: Albanese should send Putin a message by visiting Kyiv
today from the frontlines, the Ukrainians are not flinching from the task. Citizen soldiers are standing their ground against superior Russian firepower in street-by-street battles in the Donbas region where Putin has concentrated his attacks for the past three months.
Putin is adept at using the economic leverage of his energy exports and the covert operations of his intelligence agencies to create disunity between the world’s democracies. The G7 meetings should go further by promising Ukraine money for the enormous task of rebuilding its economy. NATO should ensure that Ukraine receives the heavy weapons, from rocket launchers to heavy artillery, which it will need for the next phase of the war.for the NATO meeting, should use every opportunity to show Australia’s support.