Ukraine

Middle East: exploiting the cost of war

April 5, 2026 3:52 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

At the time of writing, multiple social media reports are stating that the second crewman of the downed F-15E has... 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

Ukraine: rowing back

December 20, 2025 3:26 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The ruinous war in Ukraine is about the enter its fifth year, with no realistic prospects of peace on the... View Article

Defence: demystifying the debate

December 8, 2025 3:42 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

With this morning’s papers resembling a featureless news desert, I thought I might stay with Ukraine and defence issues a... View Article

Ukraine: joining the dots

December 7, 2025 3:20 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

In late October, I reported on the basis of multiple sources that the Russians were changing their ground tactics in... View Article

Ukraine: it ain’t over yet

December 3, 2025 2:59 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Although Lammy’s proposals for the partial abolition of jury trials is high on the agenda, I’ll let that simmer for... 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

Defence: shaping the battlefield

November 7, 2025 3:28 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

To make a change from the relentlessly bad news on the domestic front, I thought it might be a good... 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

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