Category: Ukraine-Russia War


  • Game Theory: Russia’s Ukraine War

    In a moment of irritated despair about the course of current “negotiations” supposedly, but entirely ineffectively, aimed at “ending” Russia’s war in Ukraine, I thought that it might be useful to “game” the outcomes of the conflict. You never know… Лучше быть несчастным, зная обо всём, чем счастливым в неведении.It is better to be unhappy…

  • The Week in UK Politics #19 – Recess #4 (Ukraine Edition)

    During this vacation season it is hard to avoid taking a look at Russia’s Ukrainian War. I wish I could avoid doing so. It’s embarrassing. Last week Vlad scored an absurdly predictable win. Putin took up DJT’s invitation to rejoin the “normal” world with talks in Alaska. The chess-playing Russian dictator seems to have persuaded…

  • Turkish Psychodrama

    No prizes at all for commentators who thought that Russia’s commitment to peace negotiations was only a ruse to keep the Donald talking and delay any real discussions of peace terms. Under huge American pressure, Zelensky called Putin’s bluff and announced that he would be available to meet with Putin in Turkey on 15th May…