Tag Archive: Vladimir Putin
Navy Barred From Boarding Russian Ships After Lord Hermer Legal Advice
The Royal Navy has not seized any sanctioned Russian tankers over fears it would breach international law following legal advice from Lord Hermer, making a mockery of Sir Keir Starmer's pledge to "go after" the ships.
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Starmer Fails to Endorse Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza as Putin Invited to Join
Sir Keir Starmer today failed to endorse Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza amid concerns about the $1 billion cost of membership and as it emerged that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join it.
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Britain Signs Deal to Deploy Troops to Ukraine
Britain has signed a deal to deploy boots on the ground in Ukraine as part of a proposed ceasefire deal backed for the first time by the US – though the 'ultimate' Nato-style security guarantee is still not in place.
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Ed Miliband Must Stop Blaming Putin for Britain’s Energy Woes
Ed Miliband has been caught peddling lies in the Telegraph, claiming that the "cost of living crisis" was "triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine". No, says Ben Pile. It's lockdowns and Net Zero that made Britain poor.
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Is Trump Embracing Europe’s Energy Suicide?
Is Trump embracing Europe's energy suicide? His imposition of Russian oil sanctions is a rejection of his earlier energy pragmatism and a shift to imitating the failed moralistic policies of Europe, says Tilak Doshi.
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Trump’s Sanctions Put Him on “Warpath” with Russia, Says Medvedev
Donald Trump has put the US on the "warpath" with Moscow with his decision to impose sanctions and cancel a peace summit, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has said.
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Ukraine Must Lose The War, Then Win The Peace
With Ukraine realists sounding like Putin apologists while idealists inhabit a fantasy world where Ukraine can defeat Russia, Clive Pinder suggests a middle way: Kyiv must accept the war is lost, but win the peace.
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Does the Alaska Summit Signal a New Detente Between Russia and the US, With Huge Implications For Global Energy?
The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska could be a geopolitical game-changer, argues Tilak Doshi, opening up energy markets, empowering the Global South and leaving Europe trailing behind.
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The European Press Are Having a Big Stroppy Sad Following the Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska
Europe's hysterical reaction to the Trump-Putin summit shows just how out of touch our elites are, says Eugyppius.
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The War in Ukraine Has Shattered the West’s Digital-Age Delusions
The war in Ukraine has shattered a generation of the West's digital-age delusions, say David Betz and Michael Rainsborough. The End of History did not arrive. The Return of Artillery did.
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