Similarly from Steve Rosenberg. Today’s Russian papers sounding downbeat about the economy. “It may slide into stagnation...key sectors weakening.” Another paper: “Slowdown in investment & fallin… (View Post)

It's hard to tell how much this kind of stuff means. Another data point. I happen to read lots of small Russian press on a daily basis, the local kind that usually talks about burst pipes and ra… (View Post)

Melpomene in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. (View Post)

Is it ? Vance is even more anti-Ukraine than is Trump. Ukraine's best hope is the rest of Europe - it hasn't been the US which is funding Ukraine's defence for quite some time now. (View Post)

I don't think I was.. (View Post)