A Brussels club which admits democrats and blackballs Putin is the only proper and practical way forward.
Opinion in the region is far from monolithic – but with a widespread expectation that the conflict could spread beyond its current borders.
Watch in particular for interaction between Ukrainian refugees and small boats as the year lengthens.
The row over the Northern Ireland Protocol must not be allowed to poison co-operation with our continental partners on defence against Russia.
It may gradually slide down the road to a more neutralist position in the years ahead – to paraphrase William Hague “In NATO, but not run by NATO.”
The suspension of the vaccine will lead to more problems in areas that are already struggling with their roll outs.
It would need unanimous agreement. Looking at each of the 27’s varying comments, there are six distinct camps of opinion.
” If you turn the EU club into a prison, the desire to get out won’t diminish it will grow…and we won’t be the only prisoner that will want to escape.”
Our exit in will coincide with a new cycle of European elections which will redraw political power in the European Parliament and other EU institutions.
The 2008 war was an illustration of the serious threat the Kremlin posed. It went unheeded, and so Russia has repeated the trick.
The “extraordinary international response by our allies” amounts to “the largest collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers ever”, Johnson says.
Both leading EU states and the US are following the Prime Minister’s lead on Russia.
Should Putin judge it too risky to try his luck further in NATO’s backyard, he may see central Asia as worth a look.