How weapons have defined the war

Mr Zelensky said “victory is inevitable” if all of Ukraine’s partners “do their homework”.

Some news for Saturday 28 January 2023

The Chancellor has pleaded with early retirees to go back to work, as he said the country faced an “enormous and shocking waste of talent and potential”. The big story: ‘Enormous and shocking waste of talent’ Jeremy Hunt has promised a “fundamental programme of reforms” to get millions of people back to work, as he

Ukraine attacks Russian air base

Engels air base, about 300 miles from the Ukrainian border.Maxar Technologies, via Reuters Ukraine attacks Russian air base Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Engels air base deep within Russian territory, killing three troops, the Kremlin said yesterday, as Kyiv’s forces demonstrated that they were increasingly prepared to take the fight to Russia. Engels,

The Telegraph Frontpage for Thursday 2022 December 22

As ambulance workers downed tools for the first time in over 30 years, the human toll of the strike has begun to emerge. Yesterday Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Washington for his first foreign trip since Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his first foreign visit since the Russian invasion was aimed at strengthening

The push for peace

The international system – including China – is opposing Russia’s threat or use of its nuclear weapons.

Launched ill-judged invasion of Ukraine

One of Vladimir Putin’s key calculations when he launched his ill-judged invasion of Ukraine was that, for all the international condemnation his actions would inevitably attract, he would at least be able to count on the support of Russia’s allies.

The Telegraph Frontpage for Saturday evening 2022 December 10

By Danny Boyle Good evening. As the cold snap bites, southern England could get four inches of snow this weekend (after areas including County Durham, above, got a covering today). We have the latest weather warnings – and the fallout from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix show. Evening briefing: Today’s essential headlines UK

Put Putin on trial!

Originally posted on High Plains Blogger:
Vladimir Putin needs to be tried for war crimes against civilians in Ukraine … of that I am utterly certain. The Russian goon/thug/strongman/despot/tyrant has stooped to even lower lows than I thought possible. His military is now targeting heating infrastructure in Ukraine as the temperatures start to plummet to…

Russia War Crimes document circulating in EU, opposed by ICC chief prosecutor

Originally posted on The Snapper:
Recently, a draft has been going around a United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York for a Nuremberg-like tribunal to hold Russia responsible for all the war crimes it has committed in its war on Ukraine. Ever since the invasion of Ukraine began on February 24th this year under the…

The Telegraph for the Weekend of 2022 December 03-04

Parents are warned to look out for the symptoms of Strep A after several children died from the infection. Strep A kills six primary-age children in UK Concerns are mounting over rising deaths from Strep A. Six primary school-age children have now died from the bacterial infection in Britain, it emerged today – as health