Russia

Defence: totally out of its league

May 23, 2026 3:15 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The Telegraph is running a puff piece for the British Army with the headline reading: “Britain only has enough drones... View Article

Ukraine: playing second fiddle

March 18, 2026 3:32 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

If it wasn’t so deadly serious, it could almost be comedic – the sight of little Volodymyr Zelensky, his country... View Article

Ukraine: hybrid war

December 21, 2025 3:05 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

As I was writing yesterday’s piece, already on the stocks (but unseen by me at that stage) was an article... View Article

Defence: bloodcurdling warnings

December 16, 2025 2:52 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

On the back of Nato SecGen Mark Rutte’s bellicose speech last week, we have two high officials in the British... View Article

Defence: the path to war?

December 12, 2025 2:46 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Nato SecGen Mark Rutte (pictured), during a speech timed to coincide with the annual Munich Security Conference, perversely held in... View Article

Ukraine: first slowly, then quickly

November 17, 2025 3:53 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Before we get deeply embedded with the plans of the Muslim Lady which, I suspect, will take up much of... View Article

Ukraine: Donbass under pressure

October 31, 2025 3:20 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

It’s a while since I wrote about the war in Ukraine. The last time it cropped up, Trump was injudiciously... View Article

Ukraine: a win-win for Trump?

September 25, 2025 2:34 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

It was back in August that a Ukrainian Blogger wrote that Trump’s statements are no longer taken seriously. That view... View Article

Energy: a third rate power

August 31, 2025 2:23 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The Badenough, it seems, is about to unveil a pledge to extract as much oil and gas from the North... View Article

Ukraine: the killing goes on

August 19, 2025 3:27 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Amid all the soap opera drama in Washington, as Trump met Zelensky – wearing a jacket and tie for once... View Article

Ukraine: Russian eyes

August 18, 2025 3:13 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

One commenter on my piece yesterday on the Alaska talks observed that the post was a good summary of US... View Article

Ukraine: the show goes on

August 17, 2025 3:03 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

For those who have been closely watching the Ukraine drama played out in Alaska with a meeting between presidents Trump... View Article

Ukraine: a new dark age?

August 15, 2025 3:19 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

So, today is the day of the big meet between Trump and Putin in Alaska. It is being played big... View Article

Ukraine: gradually then suddenly

August 13, 2025 3:00 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

As always, the Ukraine situation has been grumbling along, with relatively little media attention, the main focus being on the... View Article

Defence: a Defiant policy

June 2, 2025 2:50 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Today is defence day, when the long-awaited Strategic Defence Review is published. At the time of writing, though, it is... View Article

Ukraine: walking away

April 19, 2025 3:24 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

From top of the news agenda in early March, it is difficult now to discern the relative importance of the... View Article