A grim picture painted by the Greek consul who recently managed to escape from Mariupol. The Russian strategy seems to be completely destroy it as a working or viable city, even if all the buildings … (View Post)

The losses for Putin are very clear, though - huge loss of life, massive economic and reputational damage. (View Post)

Boris Johnson being absolutely central amongst them, having started this debate all over again himself , single-handedly this week. (View Post)

The tradition in Russia, since its encounters with MI6 after World War II, is very much to see Britain as the duplicitous "brain" of western power networks, oiling the wheels of diplomacy a… (View Post)

Utter nonsense, also turning to abuse, as you tend to in extremis. The statements between Bildt and Stubb were very likely co-ordinated, because both countries have a very different strategic percept… (View Post)