It’s nothing like the great breakthroughs of the mid-twentieth century wars, when combined air and ground forces would tear a hole in the enemy line, the tanks would pour through, and the front would roll back several hundred kilometres before it stabilized again. Read More
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Let us suppose the current Russian regime collapses, with or without a Ukrainian military victory to give it a final shove. Who would be the least objectionable candidate to take over in Moscow? Read More
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The current focus of the Russian-Ukrainian war centres on Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. Read More
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Just before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, France’s President Emmanuel Macron declared he wanted to see Russia “defeated, but not crushed.” That is a very fine distinction, but an important one. Read More
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A year ago, when he launched his murderous campaign against Ukraine, we were aghast by the impunity with which Vladimir Putin attacked a neighbouring sovereign state in his misguided quest to rebuild the old Soviet empire. Read More