News Round-Up
- “You are very welcome to No 10, Starmer tells Zelensky” – The Prime Minister reassured the Ukrainian leader of Britain’s support after the President’s humiliation at the White House, reports the Telegraph.
- “Zelensky thanks US for support but demands Trump does more” – Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted that he is grateful for US support in the war against Russia, but said Donald Trump needs to stand “more firmly” behind Ukraine, the Telegraph reports.
- “‘You don’t have the cards right now’ – ‘I’m not playing cards Mr President’ – ‘Oh you’re playing cards, you’re gambling with the lives of millions of people’” – Eugyppius offers his thoughts on “the most amazing bilateral meeting and press conference of all time”.
- “Starmer told Zelensky: Go back and patch things up with Trump” – Keir Starmer urged Volodymyr Zelensky to return to the White House and patch up his relationship with Donald Trump after the shouting match in the Oval Office, reports the Telegraph.
- “End of NATO alliance could be ‘days away’, warns former commander” – Wavering US support for the defence bloc may open the door to a new ‘European Treaty Organisation’, says Admiral James Stavridis, according to the Telegraph.
- “NATO issues dire warning to Volodymyr Zelensky as Keir Starmer hugs him at No 10 amid frantic talks after his bust-up with Donald Trump” – Starmer warmly greeted Zelensky with a hug outside of Downing Street after the Ukrainian President’s bruising encounter with Donald Trump, but NATO chief Mark Rutte warned Zelensky that he needs to find a way to restore his relationship with the US President, reports the Mail.
- “Calls to cancel Trump’s state visit to Britain: put arrangements on hold until US President provides assurances about Ukraine’s security, say politicians and military leaders” – Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain should be shelved in the wake of his White House tirade against President Zelensky, a series of prominent public figures declared last night, according to the Mail.
- “Why Trump’s state visit puts the King in a difficult position” – Charles is a strong supporter of Ukraine and the US President’s war of words with Zelensky will undoubtedly have made him uncomfortable, says Camilla Tominey in the Telegraph.
- “How J.D. Vance and an old Trump grudge led to disaster for Zelensky” – As an Oval Office press conference imploded, how much were the Vice-President’s isolationist views to blame and what price will Ukraine pay, asks the Times.
- “Can J.D. Vance be part of the peace talks?” – It was clear that Vance was not on board with Trump’s studied neutrality – and that is not going to help the President get his deal across the line, says Kate Andrews in the Spectator.
- “America’s commitment to Europe can no longer be taken for granted” – We in Europe must do whatever it takes to ensure that Ukraine can secure its freedom and democracy, writes Kemi Badenoch in the Telegraph.
- “What it would take to get Britain ready for war with Russia” – As the post-war consensus crumbles and US loyalties lie in flux, experts warn the UK’s defence spending commitment is woefully inadequate, reports the Telegraph.
- “Dark Maga isn’t a gateway to fascism. It’s the ultimate joke against the joyless Left” – Elon Musk’s embrace of the gothic Trumpian aesthetic might seem obscure, but it’s the latest sign of the Right’s new cultural power, says Poppy Coburn in the Telegraph.
- “Trump’s interests align with Starmer’s on Britain’s Chagos giveaway” – Trump says he hasn’t looked at the detail yet, but what appeals to him about the Chagos giveaway is presumably that it reinforces his notion of purchasing countries, argues Kate Andrews in the Telegraph.
- “The clock is ticking on an economic catastrophe only Reeves can stop” – Britain is heading for the cliff-edge and the Chancellor is content to watch it drop, says the Telegraph‘s Matthew Lynn.
- “Reeves replaces Churchill portrait with tapestry of ‘unknown woman’” – Rachel Reeves has replaced a portrait of Winston Churchill with a woollen tapestry depicting an ‘unknown woman’ in Number 11, the Telegraph reports.
- “Starmer hints at climbdown over plans to do with tech giants” – Keir Starmer has signalled a partial climbdown over the Government’s controversial plans to let the tech giants pillage the work of Britain’s writers, musicians and artists, the Mail reports.
- “Another private school faces closure under Labour tax raid” – A private school that counts Suella Braverman among its past pupils – St Hilda’s Prep School for Girls – faces closure because of Labour’s VAT raid on fees, reports the Telegraph.
- “Special guest piece: A former FDA vaccine regulator speaks out about the Covid jabs” – No one can accuse Dr Philip Krause of being anti-vaccine, but he hated the way Joe Biden rushed through Covid boosters in summer 2021 so much that he quit the FDA. Now he tells his story in Alex Berenson’s Unreported Truths.
- “Could you have Covid vaccine syndrome? Truth about the side-effects” – Last week researchers suggested some Covid jabs may have triggered debilitating long-lasting side-effects and the Mail takes a closer look.
- “The legacy of Covid will stay with children for life” – In the Spectator, Debbie Hayton looks back on the lasting harm lockdowns did to children.
- “Scientific critique must follow scientific principles” – In TCW, Dr Roger Watson looks at the debate over vaccine science going on over at Retraction Watch.
- “Ireland’s asylum backlash: Ukrainian draft dodgers. A Nigerian accused of rape. Free hotel accommodation even if you are working and have a job… it’s no wonder even one of Europe’s most liberal nations has had enough” – In the Mail, Robert Hardman says that the latest figures show that Ireland is now housing more than 33,000 applicants for what is known as ‘international protection’ and locals have had enough.
- “BBC pressured to axe senior staff who oversaw Gaza documentary narrated by son of a Hamas official” – A core of executives who work on the BBC’s current affairs output are under intense scrutiny over the programme and whether licence fee money was paid to the terror group, reports the Mail.
- “The BBC must submit to external investigation” – The national broadcaster cannot be permitted to mark its own homework on the Gaza documentary scandal, argues Danny Cohen in the Telegraph.
- “UK charity accused of helping to fund Hamas” – UK charity Save One Life UK, which raises money for Gaza, is facing a police investigation over claims the cash ends up funding Hamas, the Telegraph reports.
- “Angela Rayner to promise new definition of Islamophobia” – Deputy PM Angela Rayner is to promise to draw up a new official definition of Islamophobia, according to the Telegraph.
- “Gentler stop and search tactics won’t keep Britain safe” – We ought to be more worried about the reported reluctance of officers to use their street powers legitimately for fear of years-long disciplinary investigations than occasional misbehaviour, says Ian Acheson in the Spectator.
- “Student midwife suspended from training ‘over pro-life beliefs’” – Sara Spencer, who was on a placement with NHS Fife was investigated after posting religious objections to abortion in a private Facebook group, reports the Times.
- “The bloated quango with a £1.7 billion pensions bill – paid for by the taxpayer” – Taxpayers have been handed an eight-figure bill for the gold-plated Government pension scheme of the Environment Agency that cannot afford its payments, new figures show, according to the Telegraph.
- “CPS charged girl with terrorism despite knowing she was suspected grooming victim, court hears” – The CPS charged a vulnerable teenager with terror offences despite being aware she was a suspected victim of online grooming and radicalisation, an inquest has heard, reports the Telegraph.
- “The Third World should be paying reparations to Britain” – Enough of these ridiculous demands for trillions of pounds, says the Telegraph‘s Michael Deacon. If anything, poorer countries owe us!
- “Our treatment of gender-critical campaigner was ‘unacceptable’, police admit” – Police have apologised over an investigation they mounted into Newcastle United fan Linzi Smith, who was banned by the football club after expressing gender-critical views on social media, reports the Telegraph.
- “It’s time to begin forging our new post-DEI culture” – It will be a long march back to the restoration of national pride in our history, traditions and British way of life, writes Jake Wallis Simons in the Telegraph.
- “Australian Federal Police finally drops Covid vaccine mandate but ‘devastating’ effects live on” – Three years after it became universally acknowledged that Covid vaccines provide negligible protection against infection and transmission, the Australian Federal Police has finally dropped its Covid vaccine mandate, reports Rebekah Barnett on Dystopian Down Under.
- “The assisted-dying bill gets more dangerous by the day” – Kim Leadbeater has now rejected or scrapped almost every conceivable ‘safeguard’, says Kevin Yuill in Spiked.
- “An American reporter calls out Keir Starmer’s lie about how the UK has freedom of speech” – Watch on X, courtesy of Lewis Brackpool: “His country’s Government arrests people for memes and thought crimes, and even worse, he’s pressuring American companies to censor Americans on its behalf.”
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Strange times we live in. The state will not impose the death penalty on the likes of the scum who murdered and maimed the children in Southport and others of a similar ilk, especially murderous terrorists…but is strongly contemplating the culling of the sick or old or vulnerable people. Strange – and frightening times – indeed.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/03/01/starmer-tells-zelensky-you-are-welcome-to-10-downing-street/
Lets face it, anyone is welcome to No 10 esp those with big pockets to fill with downtrodden taxpayers cash! How can the Downing Street tool say, on behalf of Britain, that Britain supports the scruffy 2nd rate actor? The despised two-tier and his degenerate party and government most definitely do not have the backing of the people.
How J.D. Vance and an old Trump grudge led to disaster for Zelensky Or not really. The key to this negotiation is Zelensky’s standing in Ukraine. Consider this: ‘I don’t understand how Zelensky held back from slapping him. Glory to Ukraine!’ ‘Forto,’ infantryman. ‘In reality, realizing the inability to influence Moscow, they decided to shift the blame for the disruption of the peace process, in a rather primitive way, onto Ukraine, while at the same time trying to blackmail (Zelensky) in a very rude way. You can have different attitudes towards Zelensky, but at the meeting he was the president of a warring Ukraine and they insulted the Ukrainians.’ Petro Kuzyk, a battalion commander at the National Guard ‘I am in f**king shock. Me and all my guys support Zelensky, I would do the same if I were him, I am very disappointed in Trump and the United States. I can’t even find the words to express my disappointment, let him openly express his support for Putin and impose some sanctions on us or whatever he wants. F**k him, and JD Vance and (Elon) Musk. And in my opinion, (Russian forces in Pokrovsk area) are running out of steam, because… Read more »
‘Ukraine’s fundraising initiative “for nuclear weapons” was supported by 61 countries.
After Ukraine, most donations come from the United States and Poland
Fundraising for the production of nuclear weapons for Ukraine, at the request of Ukrainians, was launched by Monobank co-founder Oleh Gorokhovsky.
He announced this on his Telegram channel.
Less than in 24 hours, the campaign raised over UAH 26 million £500,000), as of 8 p.m. on Saturday. Donations came not only from Ukrainians — over 60 countries supported the initiative.
According to the Ukrainian banker, most foreign donations came from the US and the EU.
“About 70,000 participants from 61 countries. After Ukraine, the US donates the most, followed by Poland.’
‘The businessman told the BBC Ukraine on March 1, that the fundraiser for “nuclear weapon” was a joke to “blow off some steam” after a tough day……the fundraiser will last only one day, after which the collected money will be given to volunteers to purchase drones or meet humanitarian needs for the front line. Gorokhovsky emphasized that he had not coordinated his initiative with the Ukrainian authorities in any way.
However, he does not rule out that he will join the financing of nuclear development in the future if the authorities raise this issue……..’
Great, wonderful. Let those nuclear weapons fly. Let’s all die for Ukraine!
Monro, what’s the alternative to Trump’s plan for a ceasefire and a peace deal? How will this war ever end if not through compromise and a peace deal?
Do you hope Russia will be defeated and retreat? If so, when do you think this might happen?
Until then, how many more lives will be lost, and how much more money will be spent on war and destruction?
How would you like to see this war ending, in the real world, not in some fantasy world?
As you have been so focused on this war, and posted so much about it, I’d like you to attempt genuine answers to these specific questions, and resist the urge to answer them with further questions which are not answers.
I have made it clear on here that I am very much in favour of peace and I commend President Trump for his bold initiative. But it is the Ukrainians fighting the war that have to be convinced. They will never stop unless a ceasefire leads to a peace deal backed with iron clad guarantees. President Trump is correct. It is Europe that has to step up…but it will not, so the war will go on. We should not be surprised. This war has been going on and off since the mid nineteenth century, if not before. How to stop it? Cut off Russia’s revenue stream either by neutralising their illegal maritime oil supply routes or by reducing the price of oil to $45/barrel and the war stops. Reconstitute Europe’s conventional deterrent, every NATO member spending 5% on defence and give Ukraine solid security guarantees (they are not entitled to join NATO as a consequence of their border disputes). The U.S. will back that. We know that works because we have done it before. It resulted in the ‘Long Peace’ in Europe 1945-2014. President Trump’s idea of a big U.S. commercial presence in Ukraine is a good one…..but that has… Read more »
Monro, are you in favour of a ceasefire now?
If not now, when?
There is scarcely a person on the planet who is not in favour of an immediate ceasefire.
And I share that view but my view is, frankly, inconsequential.
The real question is: a temporary or permanent ceasefire?
Putin would like a temporary ceasefire.
Ukraine would like a permanent ceasefire with guarantees because a temporary ceasefire is very much to their disadvantage.
Ukraine was let down in 2014 and again in 2022. They were given security assurances in 1994, in exchange for surrendering their nuclear warheads, which proved worthless. They will fight on and develop nuclear weapons if Europe does not now step up…..
And it will not.
Zelensky is clearly not in favour of an immediate ceasefire, whereas Trump and Vance clearly are.
I’m glad to see that you agree with Trump and Vance, and not with Zelensky, on this issue of a ceasefire now.
I believe in peace through deterrence. We are where we are because of the delusional ‘peace dividend’.
Zelensky believes in a ceasefire with guarantees. He knows that if Ukrainian forces return to barracks, Putin will simply regroup and go again.
A ceasefire without guarantees will make things worse not better.
If Putin breaks a ceasefire, he has to be punished and that requires iron clad guarantees….
And Putin will never accept that, which is why those guarantees are not on offer.
Will Europe ever offer those guarantees without the U.S.?
No. They will not, cannot, because of the stupidity of their leaders over the last 35 years.
And what if Ukraine breaks the ceasefire?
“If Putin breaks a ceasefire, he has to be punished and that requires iron clad guarantees….”
Even if it means World War Three? Nuclear war?
Which is why Putin will never accept a ceasefire with guarantees.
Monro, correct me if I’m wrong, but your attitude and more importantly, Zelensky’s attitude appears to be that we cannot trust Putin, therefore we have to keep fighting Russia until Russia is defeated.
How long is that going to take? Seriously, when, realistically will Ukraine and allies have defeated Russia?
Those two statements are independent of each other. Zelensky knows he cannot trust Putin. He has negotiated with him before. We are not fighting Russia, despite Putin’s agents having killed and wounded British citizens on British soil using enough Novichok to kill thousands. Ukraine is fighting Russia for its survival so Ukrainians will never cease that fight until a ceasefire is agreed with guarantees in place. The idea of U.S. Companies engaging in Ukraine after a ceasefire is a good one. I’m sure it is being further fleshed out in order to provide stronger guarantees…… But this is not going to come to a conclusion for some time, if at all. All the countries bordering Russia know exactly what is going on and have reacted since 2022 accordingly. A defeat for Putin is as dangerous as a victory. Putin has to be contained, not defeated. America will not do it, has not done it. Why should they? Europe should do it but is weak and divided and will not do it. So conflict will continue on and off for the foreseeable future just as it has for the last two centuries. I find that situation just as unpleasant as the… Read more »
The Russians have clearly stated that they will not agree to a ceasefire and that they want a final peace deal signed and in place before they will stand down their forces. The West has shafted Russia too many times for the Russians to lower their guard yet again.
Sorry to present you downvoters with some inconvenient truths.
Well said.
Actually that’s pretty much what happened in WWII between Britain and the US. Britain had to give the US territories in exchange for material support (prior to Pearl Harbour).
I suppose it’s a different world now. After 80 years of socialism as we have had in the west, people have grown accustomed to the idea that they are owed things by others and should get what they decide they need paid for by others.
I would ask your Forto, Petro, Mamai, Myroslav and Vadym how many innocent civilians, primarily pensioners, women and children, they killed before the SMO? Perhaps they were also in Odessa helping to slaughter the peaceful demonstrators by burning them alive in the Trade Union Centre? Are they proud of the monuments set up in Donetsk, Luhansk, and other places, in memory of all the children killed by Ukrainian shelling before there was any Russian intervention? Every boy learns in his school playground if you fight someone bigger and more powerful than yourself, you will likely get hurt. I have no sympathy for anyone so stupid as to take on the Russian armed forces, and for what? For a pathetic actor renowned for supposedly playing a piano with his penis? For the Banderite Nazis? Who the hell do these people think they are? You are not fighting for your country, you are fighting for Nazism. Ukraine lived peacefully side by side with Russia and there were never any problems until you Banderites started reliving WWII. As Trump repeatedly said, you have had 3 years and several hundred billion dollars to sort this problem out, and you have not succeeded. There is… Read more »
Can J.D. Vance be part of the peace talks?
The real question is: can J.D. Vance be the next U.S. President?
Not any more……
He just blew it………
Well, I hope he’s the next president. So far, I like what I see.
Bookmakers don’t agree with you. Vance is the hot favourite:
JD Vance 12/5
Josh Shapiro 9/1
Gavin Newsom 11/1
Pete Buttigieg 12/1
Gretchen Whitmer 13/1
Ron DeSantis 13/1
https://www.paddypower.com/politics?tab=usa
You will see.
Well, if you keep on making these crazy predictions, one of them is bound to be right. However, this one is a long shot, especially until the dems come up with a credible alternative.
I would say JD is a good shield for the Donald. Who would want Trump dead when hard man Vance will take over!
You’re making the assumption that his stance on Ukraine will put off more people than it attracts, and that this is going to make a significant difference to the next election. If you’re really confident about your prediction, how much money have you bet at the bookmakers that he WON’T be next POTUS?
US Presidential elections have been pretty close in the popular vote for a long time, and will probably continue to be so. There are many factors in play. I honestly can’t see that this will be a defining issue for an election, in 4 years time.
The odds will be much better in four years time.
Sounds like you are hedging your bets to me
I have been wrong many many times. That is why I am not a betting man.
But I was correct in 2014 when I said elsewhere that, if we did nothing, Putin would go again.
What was Vance saying then, do you think?
And the odds on Vance becoming the next President will be a great deal better in 2027.
But Ukraine did something. They reneged on their promises for Donbas and started a military campaign against them.
I didn’t pay much attention to what Vance specifically said. I understand the general direction of the current regime’s intentions. Please donate some of your winnings to the cause because we will need it if Vance loses.
It feels like Zelensky is this season’s Greta. Feted by politicians worldwide and snubbed by Trump.
Well he can certainly wear a suit when it, erm…suits;
”Zelenskyy is an actor and his role as a slovenly dressed freedom fighter, far too busy battling tyrants with his bare hands on the frontlines to consider decorum is about optics. It’s pretty telling that he only breaks character for the WEF.”
https://x.com/TRHLofficial/status/1895909770017878095
Posted this late so maybe peeps didn’t see it. It’s a very long thread, so I think you need an account to view all the posts, but it shows Zelensky’s goon squad going around and kidnapping men off the street ( even pulling them from cars ) and violently shoving them into their vehicle to go and die on the front line;
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1895752927991792126
He is no Fidel Castro.
“Reeves replaces Churchill portrait with tapestry of ‘unknown woman’”
Presumably that’s to remind her that she’s standing on the shoulders of midgets.
To remind her she is currently standing on the necked of elderly cold ladies.
Does anybody in the Labour party know what a woman is?
Or is “unknown woman” a euphemism for a man?
“What it would take to get Britain ready for war with Russia”
Re-commissioning the Secret Bunker at Hack Green.
What better name that encompass two of the evils of modern existence – hacking and the green devolution (sic).
I welcome JD Vances articulation of a few home truths about Ukraine and Zelenski’s public replay of some serious disagreements (shouting matches) that were originally played out in previous meetings with US representatives in Munich and Kiev..
It is clear that Zelenski is focussed on his desire to continue his repression of all things Russian in his country and to recapture the liberated portions, at whatever cost to his people and his funders, contrary to the wishes of the population there.
The fact that a selected, fanatical few of his soldiers can be found to agree with his stance should be compered to the hundreds or thousands of men who have deserted, been captured or have been dragged unwillingly off the streets and thrown, ill-prepared, into the front line.
Very good post because it not only explains the misogyny at the heart of the patriarchal ideology that is Islam, but it also highlights how women themselves paradoxically can become misogynists, and so the dysfunctional cycle of abuse is normalized and perpetuated; ”Suppose the condition of a country is a direct reflection of how its women are treated. In that case, the status of women in Islam is the root of the dysfunctionality of these societies, where women are abused, disempowered, and brainwashed from birth. Islamic doctrine does not merely limit women’s rights—it annihilates their sense of self-worth from the very beginning. The Quranic Sura 2:282: “A woman’s testimony is worth half a man’s,” and Sura 4:34: “Men are in charge of women… and if they disobey, beat them,” are not just verses; they are the foundation of a system built on the dehumanization of women. Girls are taught from their earliest years that they are inherently worth less than men. In court, their testimony is diminished; in marriage, their obedience is mandatory; in society, their rebellion is met with sanctioned violence. Even in Islamic communities in the West, forced and arranged marriages—often between first cousins—result in severe health issues… Read more »
Just an anecdote.
On holiday in Sri Lanka our guide on a hike started taking about Covid (honestly I did not start the conversation).
He told me how people were locked in their houses and then mandated to take the vaccine. At the time of mandatory vaccines, all social media platforms were blocked. If they went out and not vaccinated, they were taken to quarantine for 14 days and vaccinated against their will. According to him a lot of people have health problems now and are getting angry. The medical profession is not allowed to attribute any health problems to the vaccine.
Diabolical.
During an appearance on the Laura Coates show on CNN, Jennings said that all Zelensky had to do was be polite, grateful and pleasant. He says that this was a test and that Zelensky failed it. Jennings said:
(Sincere apologies to the DS for using a source that isn’t the DT, Spectator or Times …)
“What it would take to get Britain ready for war with Russia”
That’s a joke..right?
The tail of the old dog trying to wag the body of the new dog. The proof of the pudding will be if all the fine words from politicians and military leaders actually turn into positive actions. I don’t expect they will.
Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain should be shelved in the wake of his White House tirade against President Zelensky, a series of prominent public figures declared last night, according to the Mail.
Who are these prominent figures. No sensible person would call for this. Only someone who wishes to fracture the West even more than it is currently fractured.
We in Europe must do whatever it takes to ensure that Ukraine can secure its freedom and democracy, writes Kemi Badenoch in the Telegraph.
Bow locks. Who is she kidding.
I’d suggest people pop back to the ‘Zelensky-Trump White House’ article from the other day and see what the nasty little troll known as ‘BillT’ has been saying about many of us. He’s shown his hand very early on. I find this to be a behaviour trait of trolls. They go back to old articles and badmouth people because they know hardly anyone is going to see their posts. Cowards, in other words.
I went back and I agree. I’m new on here and I couldn’t see a report button?
I’m not sure if you just click on the little red flag symbol next to the post. Can’t say I’ve done it, myself. But I’m glad you agree and see what I saw. There’s free speech then there’s just blatant disrespect towards other posters and trolling behaviour.