Having a pint and reading The Spectator . Great piece by Svitlana Morenets on Ukraine.

Ukraine has the lowest birth rate in the world because of the war. There is, though, a spark of hope for young Ukrainians: soldiers heading to the front have begun to freeze their sperm, with fertility clinics offering free IVF for their partners:
spectator.co.uk/article/how-uk…

Russia strikes once, waits for the Ukrainian rescuers to arrive, and then strikes again, killing those who came to save lives.
Photo from Odesa today.

Ukraine can’t stop Vladimir Putin’s re-election, but that doesn’t mean it can’t shatter the perfect image of his sacred day. Me for The Spectator on drone strikes on Russia's land and anti-Kremlin Russian militias fighting in the Belgorod and Kursk regions:
spectator.co.uk/article/ukrain…

Would like to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his landslide victory in the elections starting today.

No opposition.
No freedom.
No choice.

Up to 5K women have spent #IWD in trenches in #Ukraine , risking their lives on the frontline🧵

Insightful to analyse how #Russia 's war’s changed gender roles &fighting sexism, with strong Francis Dearnley Dom Nicholls David Knowles The Telegraph Svitlana Morenets
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Great piece by Lisa Haseldine on Taurus missiles. I would add that Scholz has no reason not to trust Kyiv, as Ukraine has upheld its promise not to use British Storm Shadow missiles, French Scalp missiles, and American ATACMS to strike Russia.
spectator.co.uk/article/why-ge…

Trying desperately not to upset Putin, Mike Johnson remains seated amidst roaring applause from both sides of the aisle when Biden says..

“Ukraine can stop Putin if we stand with Ukraine and provide the weapons they need to defend themselves.”

The beginning of a new era for Valery Zaluzhny:

spectator.co.uk/article/zelens…

⚡️Breaking: Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Valery Zaluzhny, former chief of the Ukrainian army, as Ukraine’s Ambassador to Great Britain.

Today, Russia killed another friend of mine. I have no tears left. Just wrath and desperation. I will never forgive them for what they have done to my country and the people I love.

If the Kremlin’s intentions weren’t already clear enough, here is former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev saying today that the concept of an independent Ukrainian identity must 'disappear for good'

What’s next for Ukraine? Fraser Nelson and Svitlana Morenets in conversation this evening in The @Spectator’s boardroom.

Thousands of graves adorned with blue-and-yellow flags across Ukraine felt like a haunting suggestion that the dead may soon outnumber the living. Today, Volodymyr Zelensky has finally revealed the number of fallen Ukrainian soldiers. Me for The Spectator:
spectator.co.uk/article/zelens…

Tomorrow is the second anniversary of the Russian full-scale war against Ukraine, but Western media still can't draw Ukraine's map right.

The Times and The Sunday Times, where is Odesa Oblast?

'Our emotional skin has thickened. Or perhaps it has simply gradually withered away because, with each day of horror, which our lives have turned into, we all slowly died, too.'
by Andriy Lyubka
kyivindependent.com/opinion-in-the…

'Don't hitchhike in a war zone (don't be like me)'
'Undergo first aid training in case your leg is blown away'
'Be aware of Russian drones'
'Ukraine is great, you are welcome to visit'

Thank you for having me, it was fun!

Ukrainian farmers have been sowing and harvesting grain under Russian shellings in fields contaminated with landmines. Some of them died. Polish protesters are now spilling this grain from Ukrainian freight trains. Where is the response from Polish authorities?Andrzej Duda