That was pretty much the Minsk deal, first kicked down the road by Ukraine (who only agreed to it under pressure) and then trashed by the Russian invasion. The much-derided Russian spy chief who brie… (View Post)

Don't be be like that! We all comment on other countries' politics all the time. Not as important as the Bristol South Town Council by-election, true, but still vaguely interesting, and SSI… (View Post)

Not really.The left is instinctively critical of NATO, because it was seen as part of the US concept of the world, but it's a long time since they were supportive of Putin's Russia, with it… (View Post)

Out of curiosity (and, perversely, because it's proposed that it be banned), I had a look at the rt.com website yesterday. It's curiously amateurish, like a reasonable effort by an undergra… (View Post)

Ugh, that's awful. All the very best for steady recovery. (View Post)