FWIW, RUMINT, but pretty reliable: 1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop. 2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.” 3. Rubio told the senators what they… (View Post)

Dr Strangelove. (View Post)

A single property fire protected staircase can be entirely adequate as far as safety is concerned. And of course that's the case for a large amount of existing building stock. (View Post)

In political circles across Ukraine, Europe and Asia, a quiet consensus is forming: President Trump has lost control of his own coalition. The sense on the inside is that he has not only lost the MAG… (View Post)

Time for the EU to tell this guy to do one. They've been considering it for several years; now is the time to grasp the nettle. Viktor Orban has officially notified the European Commission that … (View Post)