Russia will almost certainly be at the next summer Olympics. World Cup they are too late for qualifying already (hopefully bar something quick and ridiculous). (View Post)

Illiberal is the wrong word to choose. Despotic/tyrannical/totalitarian would be more inclusive choices. (View Post)

For what? The USA is not going to help Ukraine. They are making it very clear even if we don't want to hear it. We have to help them ourselves as best we can and hope we can outlast the insanity over… (View Post)

Poor chap, my sympathies. (View Post)

Whatever coalition the west can build up needs to be more flexible than either the EU or NATO were. Hungary and the US won't be the last to switch sides. (View Post)