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SHOTS fired by the armed forces of one nuclear power against those of another are no joke, and British attempts to downplay the risks being run in the Black Sea are deeply irresponsible.
Authorities claim that the Russian reaction to a British warship entering Crimean waters was unexpected.
But the presence of BBC and Daily Mail journalists on the warship suggests the mission was always intended as a propaganda stunt.
The defence secretary’s resignation reveals not a split over principle but a dispute over pace of military spending, as Britain’s political Establishment unites behind deeper Nato commitments, argues NICK WRIGHT
In Washington, the willingness to accept an open war with Russia is growing — at Europe’s expense. While Nato states are being drawn into confrontation, Europe risks becoming the battlefield of a potential world war, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
Washington plays innocent bystander while pouring weapons and intelligence into Ukraine, just as it enables the Gaza genocide — but every US escalation leaves Ukraine weaker than the neutrality deal rejected in 2022, argue MEDEA BENJAMIN and NICOLAS JS DAVIES
