I don´t think the FT article is that "scary", it is more or less a statement of facts. The position I set out is that Putin is contemptuous of the West and has not been deterred by anything… (View Post)

Remember the "fearsome" Iraqi Republican guard? Larger than the attacking coalition forces in the Gulf war, yet useless (Russian) equipment and no control over the air. Give the Ukrainian a… (View Post)

"Speak softly..." was Theodore Roosevelt, I think. Short answer; we go all in to save Ukraine and push the Russians out while also arming ourselves to the teeth. There are other Putins behi… (View Post)

Sorry, a brainstorm, quite right. (View Post)

Last night I walked past the Russian Embassy, a few doors down from where I live in Tallinn. A silent crowd had gathered, holding candles. The mourning of Andrei Navalny was profoundly sad and moving… (View Post)