Vladimir Putin never misses an opportunity to remind the world of his regime’s vile nature. Just when Kyiv had been restored to some sense of … Wake Up Call – The G7, Vladimir Putin & Russia (The Russian Invasion of Ukraine #117)
Originally posted on Europe Between East And West:
The most direct way for Ukraine to win the war with Russia is for their military to inflict a decisive defeat on the enemy’s military. While that sounds simple, it is anything but. The complexity of Ukraine’s task has a great deal to do with getting support…
What a great mystery – you get two books for the price of one, and though the parallels are (not so) subtly spelt out for you, there is more than enough whodunnitness to keep you interested. Anthony Horowitz writes the way I would like to write- wittily, observantly, intelligently. He’s clever and fun, and is […]Read Post ›
At least, I wanted to change or rather cancel my digital subscription to the Times. I didn’t use the app, I couldn’t get my head round all the options, and I have many other more easily accessible optios available. So, for once, I grabbed the bull by the horns and decided to make hay while […]Read Post ›
No longer with us, my father loved a Christmas hat. With embellishments. I used to find it really irritating. Now I miss it. He was the most intensely social being. When I was tiny I can remember people frequently coming round to our flat in Talgarth Road to play bridge or hearts or just for […]Read Post ›
21st May 2022 A few weeks ago I received this invitation to attend a book launch and exhibition of ceramics, both by the artist Elizabeth Stanhope, as she is known in English speaking circles. I have written about her before, when I was writing a profile of her for the Polish Ball, to which she […]Read Post ›
Napoleon’s One Hundred Days were effectively ended at the Battle of Waterloo. Defeat at the battle signaled the end of his military and political … The Hundred Days – Ukraine & Russia Between Victory & Defeat (The Russian Invasion of Ukraine #88)
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