Ukraine needs support, not timorous advice
Appeasing Vladimir Putin will not bring lasting peace
Margaret thatcher supposedly admonished the elder George Bush that this was “no time to go wobbly” as the two leaders pondered their response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. Were she still alive, she might very well feel the need to repeat her warning today.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Don’t stop now”
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