EA on Australia’s ABC: Ukraine — Russia’s War in the Black Sea

Posted by Scott Lucas | Oct 15, 2026 | 0

EA on Australia’s ABC: Ukraine — Russia’s War in the Black Sea

A tanker burns after a Russian strike in the Black Sea, October 2026

EA-Trump Report VideoCast: The Week in TrumpLand — Trump Sells Out Ukraine and Bails Out Russia

I joined Australia’s The World on Wednesday to analyze Russia’s strikes on shipping in the Black Sea, Ukraine’s counter-attacks in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, and the effect on global security.

Watch from 8:41

I offer the context, going back to Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in 2022 and how that was broken. I examine the spread of Russian attacks into the territorial waters of countries such as Bulgaria and Romania. And, with the Trump camp abandoning Ukraine, I consider how the international community can support Kyiv.

I also examine the Trump camp’s shift towards Russia, amid possible economic deals with the Kremlin, against Ukraine: “The Russians have clearly compromised the Trump Administration.”

About The Author

Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

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