Palestinian author Susan Abulhawa has emphatically rejected accusations of being an apologist for Vladimir Putin, but stands by criticisms of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as her views on the situation in her homeland.
In an interview with ABC Radio Adelaide's David Bevan ahead of her appearance at Adelaide Writers' Week, Abulhawa defended her views on the war in Ukraine, saying that she had been falsely represented as a "cheerleader" for the Russian president.