We are unlikely ever to find out now who was lying, although it's probably reasonable to assume they both were. (View Post)

Correction, LP, but Stalin definitely did expect the Nazis to attack. He just misjudged the timing. I was talking about post '45 anyway. (View Post)

Yes, whatever else happens, NATO looks far stronger and more cohesive than it did a few weeks ago. Trump's NATO policy is also looking a bit flaky, and his cosying up to Putin which looked dange… (View Post)

It's a convenient fiction, M. No serious politician in Russia ever seriously thought the West would invade any time after 1945. It always suited the thugs to convince the mugs of this though. Bu… (View Post)

I know that building. It's a white elephant. It may well be that the purchase was just very badly timed and the value has been affected by Covid, as so many office buildings have. Matters may we… (View Post)