KYIV — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Ukraine to pledge more weapons and promise British support for the next 100 years, as the war against invading Russian forces enters a critical phase.

Almost three years since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion began, Donald Trump is due to return to the White House as U.S. president and has pledged to end the war in short order.

At the same time, political forces sympathetic to Moscow are gaining ground across Europe — in countries including Austria, Romania and Germany.

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    17 hours ago

    European democracy has many, many flaws, but compared with Russian dictatorship, it’s a utopia. This is a ridiculous take.

    Which country is it that invaded its neighbour again? Romania or Russia? Which country is regularly assassinating journalists? Germany or Russia?

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      6 hours ago

      I wasn’t making a comment regarding Germany or Russia specifically.

      I was saying that if there is a choice between an honest cunt and a deceitful cunt then the honest cunt is going to appear rather appealing to some people.

      It’s not ridiculous, it’s an inevitable consequence of decades worth of a widening equality gap and declining social mobility.