The alternative to a negotiated settlement of this war is not pretty.
Make no mistake about it: the war in Ukraine is, quite clearly, awful, and the ordinary citizens of Ukraine are undoubtedly victims in it. Right now there is heated debate in the West over the origins of this mess and which geopolitical factions are to blame. Is Russia mainly responsible, or NATO? Did Zelensky provoke […]
The west is not just imposing sanctions: It is waging a full scale hot economic war on Russia.
EU president Ursula Von Der Leyen has said that she wants Ukraine to join the European Union, claiming that “they belong to us.” The remarks were made this week amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We have a process with Ukraine that is, for example, integrating the Ukrainian market into the Single Market. We […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s deterrence forces – military units in control of nuclear arms – on high alert. Putin’s given justification for the move was both sanctions against Russia, and what he sees as aggressive statements from NATO. “As you can see, not only do Western countries take unfriendly measures against our […]
On September 25th 2018, 4 years ago, Donald Trump as US president gave a speech to the UN General Assembly. During the speech, he gave a stark warning to German leaders. Watch the German delegation’s response at #UNGA when Trump says “Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change […]
All of which leaves the unfortunate people of Ukraine the hostage to Western conceit and Western delusion
As Europe has been plunged into war by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, former US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Vladimir Putin to “stay on track” in the fight against climate change. The interview took place on BBC Arabic on Monday of this week. “I’m concerned about Ukraine because of the people of Ukraine […]
It might seem unusual to start a column on the war in Ukraine with Irish climate policy, but the two are deeply connected.
If there’s one thing that the West’s mainstream media is certain of, it’s this: that Donald Trump is a puppet of Vladimir Putin, and a stooge for the Russian government. This is a talking point which has been repeated ad infinitum, not only by the media, but by celebrities, and even Trump’s political opponents to […]
The idea that the west has some moral duty to abandon millions of people to Russian overlordship and bullying just to keep the Russians happy is absurdist.
Current events prove, without much equivocation, that a great many people owe the former President an apology.