I hope not. And given what the Russians have already done in Bucha and Mariupol, it would seem unlikely. The Ukrainians have been admirably focused on winning the war, and getting their people back s… (View Post)

We can expect reprisals against Ukrainian civilians in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. It's what has happened in response to every other previous situation where propaganda has been used to h… (View Post)

Refineries have been hit near St Petersburg. Refineries and airbases are probably higher value targets than the Baltic Fleet. Last I heard the Black Sea Fleet was still in hiding and refusing to leav… (View Post)

If Biden had helped Ukraine win the war in 2023 he could have had lower gas prices now. Much as I hope for the best in terms of US support, Ukraine and Europe have to learn to do without it. (View Post)

Remainers: "Leavers are all backward-looking people obsessed with an idealised version of the 1950s that never existed." Also Remainers: "Richard the Lionheart, 12th century monarch of… (View Post)