We need to signal that measures which would amount to war, such as a no-fly zone, should now be under consideration.
A mini-series on ConHome this week from the author of works about new Russian warfare and Kremlin Ukraine activity.
If the war lasts a few years at most, the Chancellor can take the hit. If it’s a new normal that lasts for decades, the outlook is grim.
It should remain a long-term aim but ensuring that we can generate the energy we need without a reliance on overseas sources should come first.
Although we should arm Ukraine, we should not fan the flames of a wider European war – but tighten our economic grip in a way never before seen.
And if he is strong and the West weak, why has his Ukraine invasion gone wrong – and why are our governments showing unity and resolution?
Higher interest rates may slow the world economy later this year and early next. Recession is even possible for the UK.
Britain’s calling is to lead the Anglosphere, a great power almost no one has given nearly enough thought about.
Watch in particular for interaction between Ukrainian refugees and small boats as the year lengthens.
We’ve trained 22,000 members of the Ukrainian armed forces under Operation Orbital since 2015 – and have sent over 2,000 anti-tank missiles.
Ministers should do nothing to make a coup less likely as the country’s elites come to terms with the consequences of war.
The situation will fester, which will pose major challenges for statecraft, and for the stability both of Ukraine and of surrounding areas.
The conventional war on the Central European landmass unfolding before us is a massive international event – comparable in security terms to a 9/11.
His Mais lecture revealed more about what he’d be like as Chancellor during the normal times that once again are denied us.
A mini-series on ConHome this week from the author of works about new Russian warfare and Kremlin Ukraine activity.