Geopolitics
US Ukraine Row Escalates Trump: Zelensky Should Go UK/EU Back Zelensky; Russia Strikes Kiev Blackout
by Alexander Mercouris on October 11, 2026 at 6:52 pm
Kiev is going dark again, and its mayor is now telling residents to consider leaving for the winter. Alexander explains why the Trump Zelensky row over the Putin diesel deal changes little while Europe keeps Zelensky in place, and why the real story is Russia’s growing drone edge, the collapsing Kharkov cauldron and the looming fall of Dobropillia. With up to 70,000 Ukrainian troops facing a […]
No Ceasefire, Zelensky Panics; Burnham Blames Russia for Brexit; MBS in Bunkers
by Alex Christoforou on October 12, 2026 at 1:29 pm
Andy Burnham now says Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, a convenient claim for a prime minister whose government is built around reversing Brexit. Alex breaks down why Trump’s energy ceasefire is really a lopsided refinery deal, as Russian strikes black out Kiev, the Houthis squeeze MBS from Riyadh to Aden, Iran tightens control of the Strait of Hormuz, and the AfD and BSW demand […]