Solidarity with Ukraine
This was written before Russia attacked Ukraine on 24 February. But its basic line has, unfortunately, been confirmed. Ukraine, an impoverished country of 41 million people, faces an army massing at its borders, much larger and more technologically advanced than its own. On Tuesday 15 February Russia announced it was pulling back some of its troops. However, military units continued to pour forwards towards the border. Russian President Putin, a corrupt authoritarian, made the same lie last December. The Russian military has surrounded Ukraine on three sides. It has, apparently, over 150,000...