Tag: Ukraine
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Long term security
They term it a summit, a place that has been designated a neutral spot where the elements of an argument can be settled. Maybe these are just exploratory talks between two men delving into the dark side of a war that has cost hundreds and thousand of lives, but the candidness of Trump to welcome…
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Russia’s push to a revanchalist future
Russia is going to set out its demands for a cessation to the hostilities in Ukraine in the coming week. The ideas, thoughts and arguments whether there is any workable argument that means Ukraine can accept an agreement is likely to be negated by the smattering of arguments coming from Washington. Whether Trump knows what…
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Europe’s move to superpower status
Europe is in a bind, the idea that Trump is controlling the war in Ukraine has come to a head. Britain, France and Germany have come to agreements on how European defence forces will navigate the very difficult waters of a Europe without the United States. But one of their arguments was to integrate Türkiye…
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The polarisation of identity
JD Vance argues that a security guarantee does not meet the defence capabilities necessary to guarantee Ukrainian sovereignty. The vice president in an interview with Fox placed his argument in front of millions of Americans who were his target audience. After the debacle of the White house meeting with Zelensky, it is not really a…
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Russia moving into a critical period economically
There is a concern that Trump will step in just when Russia runs out of steam. What does this mean, Russian interest rates are at an eye watering twenty one percent, the Rouble has lost value against the US dollar and the Chinese Yuan. There is an expectation that the rouble has further to fall,…
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Is it time to get tougher with Russia….
With the end of Navalny, Russians seem to have lost the one voice that could be heard by millions who were either gasping at the audacity of his latest prank or just finding an understanding of what an extraordinary man he was. But Russia has never been short of these kind of characters until now,…
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EU, from election to election
Not since Angela Merkle’s domination of Germany, has there been any leadership in Europe. The movement to the right of the electorate in Europe has had consequences for both Paris and Berlin, which are struggling with populist right wing political parties. As such the leadership of Europe has gone from dominant powers (France and Germany) to…
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Will Biden and Starmer blink, or will Putins red line be enough
Starmer and Biden are meeting in Washington today, but the question of the war in Ukraine is just a talking point at the moment, but the deeper questions that need to be approached are dependent on whether Biden has the confidence to act on weapons that are critically needed in the Ukrainian theatre. Its not…
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What did NATO achieve in Washington
NATO didn’t quite get there for Ukraine, but its attempts to Trump proof any agreements that Trump would make with Putin, could and would be undone by NATO’s affirmation of Ukraine as a partner. The US elections ran large over NATO’s summit in Washington and everyone was watching out for any gaffes that Biden would…
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NATO, Europe and the question of Ukraine
It is strange that when a country invades part of your territory, you are not allowed to attack the supply line that is enabling the attacking power to invade your territory in the first place. Ukraine is in this position, a position of weakness because it cannot attack Russia’s supply lines with the Western weapons…
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