It’s hard to imagine a worst time to have a government defined largely by performative cruelty towards foreigners*. I just hope the handful of humans left in the Tory party can exert some meaningful pressure.
*Not Russian oligarchs, obviously.
Don't want to diminish the suffering of my Ukrainian brothers and sisters, but if the BBC had publicised the million marchers against brexit (of which I was one), we may not be in this parlous situation now. Brexit was part of Putin's strategy: to weaken the EU.
True, it must also be remembered that #Poland has become an international hub for military and humanitarian aid to #Ukraine, taking on the risk related to this role.
As battle for Kyiv moves to new phase, army has put out instructions for resistance. Asks population to organise watch to check on tank movement. Block roads. Blow up bridges. Molotov cocktails.