It's worth keeping in mind that Zelensky has domestic opponents too, nearly all of whom are much more nationalist (and often more corrupt) than he is. At the moment he clearly has overwhelming s… (View Post)

I offered to go up for a few days to help - they didn't bother to take it up, and the usual appeals to help the polling day operation haven't been coming in. So either they're insanely… (View Post)

Yes, Twitter's basically a neutral tool for projecting unfiltered chatter from all kinds of people, and no more reliable that what a stranger tells you in a pub. The general ethos of mutually su… (View Post)

Probably, plus some deal protecting the eastern provinces and Crimea - whether regional government or guarantees. The recognition of Zelensky was stressed by the Russians last week when they said the… (View Post)

I hesitate to speculate too much about people whom I know, even slightly, but that sounds quite likely to me. I recognise it a bit in myself (maybe most of us are like that to some extent?) - if I fi… (View Post)