Less important category but also wildly off beat with the history of Christianity in England, which has long had a culture of charity and help to the poor

Agree on the principle but I can see why Ukraine, in pragmatic terms, wouldn't fight as hard on this point compared to others

Yeah I think so, mainly younger people who would have grown up using the catalogue for their Christmas list but for whom Amazon has always been absolutely dominant otherwise

I think it's fairly reasonable - targeted at people who are familiar with the Argos Christmas catalogue but otherwise use Amazon for their miscellaneous purchases

Maybe but also how large a standing army can Ukraine afford to maintain in peace time?

That Russian and American negotiators failed to see this is one of the main reasons last week's draft deal disintegrated upon contact with reality

But Europe's financial and military support for Ukraine, role in international institutions and its layers of sanctions against Russia means its involvement is unavoidable

Everyone loves to say that because the US and Russia are talking to each other without Europe, that means Europe doesn't matter

I think it's like variations in English within the British isles - obvious to native speakers where the differences are but not always to non-natives

I've also been told Belarus Russian is different from the Moscow and Kyiv versions

Should've started after last year's US election results