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Boris Johnson needs even tougher sanctions to deter Putin
Boris Johnson has just outlined a series of further sanctions on Russia. They are considerably more substantial than the ones…
Never Trumpers play 4D chess over Russia — and lose
“Pro-democracy” Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin — she long ago ditched the “conservative” descriptor — had a howler of a…
Biden’s weak words on the Russian invasion
Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine, a chilling moment that cries out for a tough response. Thankfully, the president of the…
The Ukraine invasion is good news for Wall Street
Don’t be fooled by the pictures that will shortly start to emerge of traders apparently tearing their hair out against…
Head of Germany’s army admits: we’re not ready for war
You wake up in the morning and realise: there is war in Europe. Yesterday the army held a ‘Day of…
Read: Boris Johnson’s address to the nation as Russia invades Ukraine
Shortly after 4 o’clock this morning I spoke to President Zelensky of Ukraine to offer the continued support of the…
Boris Johnson promises more sanctions
Following Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson has addressed the nation. Speaking from 10…
What the New York Times gets wrong about the ‘Trojan Horse Affair’
The New York Times has it in for Britain. And the latest beneficiaries are the Islamists condemned by a UK government…
What is the point of the UN?
When all this is over, we will have to hold a grown-up and perhaps very difficult conversation about the United…
Europe is painfully reliant on Putin
Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine in the early hours of this morning, starting with a massive air attack from…
Two reasons Putin thinks he can weather sanctions
The nature of the Russian attack on Ukraine, striking across the country and not just concentrating on the territory claimed…
Full text: Putin’s declaration of war on Ukraine
Dear citizens of Russia! Dear friends! Today, I again consider it necessary to return to the tragic events taking place…
Putin is deluded if he thinks Ukraine will quickly fold
So it’s war. For all Vladimir Putin may want to call it a ‘special military operation,’ as missiles rain down…
How should Boris respond to ‘crazy’ Putin?
Putin’s invasion has begun, and its scale is worse than even the gloomy fears of British intelligence sources and the…
Israel’s Arab-Sunni alliance is piling pressure on Iran
The world’s eyes are, naturally, all on Ukraine. But elsewhere in Europe, diplomats are locked in a series of talks…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: what we know so far
Vladimir Putin finally made his move overnight. In a spontaneous address to the Russian people in the early hours of the…
Putin launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Russia last night launched a full on assault on Ukraine, with cruise missile strikes reported on the airport east of Kiev…
Home is where the racism is
My sophomore year of college, I studied abroad in Ireland. I had pretty high expectations: my mother’s side of the…
Exclusive: Biden finalizes terrible new Iran deal
Several sources in the negotiating team in Vienna tell Cockburn we can expect a “new Iran deal” between the Biden…
Why Boris is right to resist calls for tougher sanctions on Russia
Did Boris Johnson fail to put his money where his mouth is when it came to hitting Russia with sanctions?…
The truckers are coming to Washington!
The Canadian truckers might have been driven out of Ottawa, but a copycat protest is brewing in the United States.…
Why is the National Portrait Gallery cutting ties with BP?
When is money so soiled that merely accepting it makes you tainted? It has been reported today that the National…
How much did the Covid crisis cost?
The true cost of Covid cannot be quantified only in death rates or GDP figures. Though it could have been…
Why we shouldn’t ban Russia Today
Nadine Dorries, the Culture Secretary, has written to Ofcom urging it to keep the situation with Russia Today ‘very carefully…
Has Putin outplayed Macron in Africa?
While the world is focused on Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron has withdrawn all French forces from Mali. Last weekend, thousands of…
