25 February 2015
The announcement by British prime minister David (‘Sleepwalker’) Cameron that Britain is to send military advisers to Ukraine is the latest of a long series of Western blunders that has contributed to the catastrophic crisis in Ukraine. This is because its net effect has been to encourage the government in Kiev to ignore the implications for its foreign policy both of its geopolitical situation and its large Russian-speaking population. It’s time to re-read this excellent blog and the many comments on it, as also Noam Chomsky. The Foreign Office in London cannot escape censure either, as pointed out recently by Mary Dejevsky. The hopes of those keen to see a diplomatic settlement in Ukraine remain with Angela Merkel and François Hollande. The less heard of David Cameron (and kindred spirits in Washington) the better.