As Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns, put it so aptly almost 250 years ago: “The best laid plans o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley” (Ed’s note: No matter how carefully a project is planned, something may still go wrong with it!). Burns has long been popular in Russia, admired by intellectuals for hisContinue reading “Ukraine now taking the war to Russia stepping up Moscow attacks”
Daily Archives: August 24, 2023
Wagner plane was ‘shot down by Russian air defences’ – do not dare to cross Putin if you want to see your old age!
So, Yevgeny Prigozhin, erstwhile leader of the Wagner Group and, for a short while anti-Putin mutineer, has met his untimely end tonight. Forgive me for saying that I’m not surprised. His card was marked the moment he called off his Wagner fighters after they had withdrawn from the Bakhmut battlefield, entered Russia and takenContinue reading “Wagner plane was ‘shot down by Russian air defences’ – do not dare to cross Putin if you want to see your old age!”
Will The F-16s Be Game Changers for Ukraine?
Huge sighs of relief all round – well, except from Putin obviously – as Biden’s administration has finally and at long last given clearance for Denmark and Netherlands to donate their retired F-16s to Ukraine. Zelensky has been asking for them for well over a year now and the US has finally relented. WhyContinue reading “Will The F-16s Be Game Changers for Ukraine?”