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Ukraine: Russia’s 2020 policy allows for ‘defensive’ use of nuclear weapons
Serhii Milekhin via Shutterstock Even before the Russian military machine entered Ukrainian territory on February 24, the potential threat of escalation to a nuclear conflict had been raised. In the days before the invasion, Russia conducted a large-scale exercise involving simulated long-range conventional and nuclear strikes in response to aContinue Reading
Russians Need VPNs. The Kremlin Hates Them
VPNs are divided between trying to help Russians stay connected to the global web and steering clear of Putin’s messy politics.Continue Reading
‘Putin is Hitler’: why we use analogies to talk about the Ukraine war, and how they can lead to peace
Vladimir Wrangel / Shutterstock The war in Ukraine has produced a disorienting array of analogies. Vladimir Putin is Hitler. Volodymyr Zelensky is a Nazi. Ukraine could become like Afghanistan or Korea. Russia should accept its borders, just as post-colonial African countries did. The invasion is no different to what theContinue Reading
Ukraine will not be like Korea – dogged resistance will turn it into Putin’s ‘bleeding ulcer’
The Russian army reached a “point of culmination” on around March 20. This meant that with the available supplies and reserves, it could make no further significant advances. Local actions, such as its effort to take Mariupol, continue. But on all major fronts, Russia’s advance has been largely held byContinue Reading
Northern Ireland terror threat downgraded but Brexit tensions and threats of renewed violence remain
The signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998 brought an end to decades of extreme political violence in Northern Ireland. But more than 20 years later, the peace process still faces threats and both loyalist and republican paramilitary groups continue to operate. Since 2016, annual security statistics in Northern IrelandContinue Reading
England vs Ivory Coast LIVE: Stream, TV channel, team news as Watkins opens scoring for Three Lions – latest updates
Here come the two teams! The pitch has been heavily watered, the light show has finished, now it’s time for some football. Raheem Sterling and Serge Aurier lead their respective sides out to the first roar of the night, and line up for the national anthems. It may be aContinue Reading
Concert for Ukraine: How to watch, tickets, line-up as Ed Sheeran to perform
The charity fundraising gig, held in Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena, includes a brilliant line-up with Ed Sheeran, Camilla Cabello and Emeli Sandé – among other big names. ITV, STVand Livewire Pictures are raising funds through the concert for the Disaster’s Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. An expected £3 million ofContinue Reading
Keyham residents “disappointed” by Tory plans to shift boundaries
Plymouth MP Luke Pollard, has called for the communities affected by the shooting in August 2021 to be kept together after a proposal by the Conservative Party to split Keyham and Ford between different Parliamentary constituencies. The residents of Keyham in Plymouth have also expressed their disappointment in response toContinue Reading
Ivana Bacik: Labour is small in Ireland but it’s worth keeping an eye on the party’s new leader
Flickr/Irish Labour Party, CC BY-SA Remember this name: Ivana Bacik. She is the new leader of Ireland’s Labour party – and an energetic voice for change and social justice. Her paternal grandfather settled in Ireland from Czechoslovakia after the second world war after being imprisoned by the Nazis. Now inContinue Reading
Russian embassy says Irish decision to expel diplomats ‘will not go unanswered’
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ireland has condemned the Government’s decision to expel four of its diplomats, saying the move “will not go unanswered.” In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said four senior officials had been asked to leave the country asContinue Reading