The West is falling into Vladimir Putin's trap
His master strategy is to give Nato problems and to deflect its main effort from supporting Ukraine
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His master strategy is to give Nato problems and to deflect its main effort from supporting Ukraine
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The UK must keep Ukraine at the top of the agenda "because they're fighting for us out there", a former NATO secretary general has told Sky News. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin made his first remarks on the military plane crash this week - and accused Ukraine.
Britain should reassess the size of its armed forces in response to threats from Russia and the crisis in the Middle East, one of Joe Biden’s defence ministers has said.
Swiss neutrality began half a millennium ago, after the Battle of Marignano, which ended in a thumping by the French. The humiliation was enough to put then off ever going to war with an external enemy again. That policy has long been the butt of British jokes – but they may soon be the ones laughing at us. If war comes tomorrow, the Swiss will be surprisingly well prepared, whereas we may struggle to muster enough volunteers to fight.