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Ryan Bridge: Diplomacy’s gone to the dogs
Remember it was only a month ago Trump was parading around an Alaskan Air Force base, talking up peace for Ukraine.
Within weeks, Putin sends 800 drones across the border - the biggest attack of the war so far.
He’s targeted EU and British government buildings in Kyiv. He’s now entered NATO airspace. The fighter jets were scrambled. The alarm bells rang in Brussels.
Does any of this sound like progress?
Does any of this sound like diplomacy is doing a god damn thing to stop regular folk being slaughtered in the crossfire?
No, of course not.
Meanwhile Netanyahu’s firing missiles into Doha.
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