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Are Brits losing sympathy for Ukraine?

31 January 2023 11:07 pm

Britons were keen to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. A month into the war, more than half thought we hadn’t gone far enough.…

Will Nato accept Ukraine?

1 October 2022 4:03 am

Shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky made an offer to Vladimir Putin. Ukraine would drop its ambition to…

Ukraine stuns Russia with a counter-offensive in Kherson region

29 August 2022 11:05 pm

The southern city of Kherson, which fell to Russian forces in the first few days of the war, is one…

Why Crimea could be key to Ukraine winning the war

29 August 2022 6:00 pm

Over the six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the ambitions of President Zelensky and his compatriots have only grown. From…

Can Zelensky afford to freeze Ukraine’s gas prices?

20 August 2022 1:43 am

This morning, Volodymyr Zelensky signed a moratorium on energy prices – so while gas bills are rising all over Europe,…

Zelensky’s peculiar Glastonbury appearance

25 June 2022 1:35 am

Volodymyr Zelensky didn’t quite make it onto the Glastonbury line-up posters. Perhaps Michael Eavis, the owner of ever-so Worthy Farm,…

The West is watching the war in Ukraine like it's sport

30 May 2022 7:44 pm

Every time I hear a politician speak of Munich, I suspect that something is amiss. Last week, President Zelensky accused…

Zelensky has saved Boris

31 March 2022 11:25 pm

Labour will try all it can to bring up the subject at every opportunity; as will a few backbench MPs.…

Bono's 'poem' was an insult to the craft of verse

21 March 2022 6:00 pm

‘Poet’, said Robert Frost, ‘is a praise-word’. So it is. That explains in part the unabashed delight with which Colm…

Zelensky's address was strange, but sensational

9 March 2022 6:28 am

This afternoon, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the House of Commons. A single flat-screen TV broadcast his speech to…