.... Here we go again: Vlad the Handler has had a quiet word with his controlee, who promptly gave away Ukraine's future. Inevitable, and inviting entirely-apt comparisons with 1938*, but no less despicable.

Thought for the Day: There's no such thing as a cut-price war. If you're not prepared to pay in full up front, the interest rates will be extortionate.

* Even in the English papers.