It’s for the Ukrainians to decide the value of their own freedom and what negotiating position they wish to take. The West should not pressure Ukraine to negotiate with the untrustworthy Russian leader.
Outrage seems to be the emotion driving current policy towards Russia, replacing the Fear that had dominated Covid policymaking in the past two years. But outrage, however justified, is no basis for achieving peace.
We're publishing an original essay on the Daily Sceptic by Dr James Alexander comparing metaphorical wars – against Covid, climate change and Britain's colonial past – with actual wars, such as the one in Ukraine.
Boris Johnson is facing political pressure on all sides to re-examine the U.K.'s military spending levels as ex-minister Lord Frost led Tory demands for an increase in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
