Let us not indulge ourselves in War Fatigue. Too many wars, too much suffering. Ukraine needs our support. They await membership of the EU and they need news on this front before our politicians enter summer recess of nearly two months at their personal discretion. This is while President Zelenskyy remains a constant to his people, his emotionally charged daily broadcasts if listened to speak of the calibre of person he is; he has that great unknown gift that our politicians are lacking and that is “emotional intelligence”. Mrs Zelenskaa’s article in the weekend newspapers is worth reading (see earlier posting)

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Dictator Lukashenka’s support for Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine War is a reminder that a democratic Belarus is vital for the future of European security, writes Alesia Rudnik

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atlanticcouncil.org A democratic Belarus is vital for Ukrainian and European security Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s supporting role in Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine War has underlined the security threat posed to Ukraine
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There are all sorts of “Boris Johnson as Ukrainian Cossack” images floating around on social media these days, but this one by Ukrainian artists Daria Dobryakova and Yuriy Kutylov may well be the best

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Russia’s Zwastika symbol for the war in Ukraine has now made the letter “Z” toxic as far away as Japan

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After months of lies about NATO expansion and imaginary Nazis, Putin recently admitted his Ukraine invasion is an old-fashioned war of imperial expansion to reclaim “Russian lands.” Ominously, he now says the entire former USSR is “historical Russia”

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Putin admits Ukraine invasion is an imperial war to “return” Russian land

By abandoning all pretense and comparing himself to Peter the Great, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has confirmed that he is waging an old-