Peace talks took place in Miami just before Christmas, described as “productive and constructive” in a joint US and Ukrainian statement, but there is still no major breakthrough in ending the war in U

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Keep calm and carry on is Ukraine’s mantra this winter. The nation has been at war for nearly four years and its list of problems is growing almost as rapidly as its exhaustion, but people are determi

Can Europe recover its dynamism?

robertskidelsky.substack.com Britain’s strategic defence review, published in June 2024, sought to “implant a war-ready mindset across society”, says Robert Skidelsky. It insisted that the UK must pre

If you drew up a list of places to visit in your camper at the moment, Ukraine would probably not be in your top 10, or anywhere near it. But with some western countries actively discouraging tourists