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)

This is partly why the Finns are very keen to associate themselves with the West via the EU, and why Johnson's comments have gone down like a bucket of sick in such a strategic location. The Swe… (View Post)