Letters to the Editor: Western hypocrisy over Putin’s war 

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an appalling act of aggression and should be condemned

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an appalling act of aggression and Putin is an autocrat but we should not be so easily convinced that he obeys no logic.

We should applaud not only the Ukrainian people for their resistance but also the courageous anti-war movement in Russia, who risk their lives by protesting Putin’s actions. A peaceful solution and swift end to violence are now a priority.

However, we should not be so easily convinced that Putin is a rampaging madman obeying no logic. Certainly, he is an autocrat who rules through fear. But we also need to acknowledge how the politics and history of the situation, absent from the vast majority of Western media coverage, help make sense of Putin’s motivations.