Bulgaria’s prime minister has demanded the dismissal of his defense minister, for taking a soft line on Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. The political showdown exposes Bulgaria as a key front line in… (View Post)

Can't help thinking if you are reduced to "it's all Liz Truss's fault" I'm not sure your invasion is going very well https://twitter.com/mattchorley/status/1498274714715… (View Post)

The Iron Curtain fell less than a decade later. (View Post)

I remember at the time thinking “another chapter in the continuing decline of the West” - less than 7 years after the fall of Saigon - but it took Thatcher - as you observe - against a lot of the cha… (View Post)

Completely agree: Less than a week into the war, it seems increasingly likely that Vladimir Putin is heading towards a historic defeat. He may win all the battles but lose the war. Putin’s dream of r… (View Post)