https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...-us-europe-eu-russia-defence-latest-live-news Starmer giving Ukraine another 1.6 billion
To be quite honest I think someone, perhaps Starmer, has to take the bull by the horns and go and see Putin. Its all talk about backing Ukraine, and there's nothing wrong with that but the other party is Russia and regardless of the fact that they invaded they have a vested interest here now. They need something from the conflict, twa.t though Putin is and so he needs talking to, reassuring if necessary, given guarantees for the Russian speakers in East Ukraine perhaps. He does need accommodating in some form though or the military stakes will override everything. Ramping military support up is one thing but there needs to be dialogue and inclusion. 'Jaw jaw is better than war war'.
That's genuinely great. Measured, logical journalism that leaves her with nowhere to go other than to hang up the phone.
Looks to be no sign of coming to a end if we're pledging yet more billions to buy missiles. And I agree with what you say about European leaders speaking to putin.
That’s how I see a lot of their people. The right just seems to have a very low bar. Anyone with any intelligence uses it to hoodwink the stupid.
I was a bit brassed off with a newsnight presenter...he had Carla Sands, former Trump Ambassador to Denmark on....she was saying she didn't want to give American millions to Zelenskyy to buy another yacht...and he didn't question it...he allowed her to get away with the bulls**t scot free...he only needed to ask her politely if she really believed the yacht story...or alternatively point out to her that it was exposed as fake news from a Maga website...but he said nothing.
The pertinent bit missed from the report is £1.6 billion to buy 5000 missiles … from the UK , a company in Northern Ireland
It’s horrendous. It feels a bit weird when you think ‘good’ when you hear the Russians are sustaining significant losses as most of them are ordinary people that won’t want to be at war. I’m just sceptical because we’ve kept hearing how the Russian’s can only go on for a few more weeks at several points over the last 3 years.
Like the deal signed in the 90s for Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons and supported by both the USA and UK?