Tim Benbow
@timbenbow.bsky.social
Professor of Strategic Studies, King's College London
My research focusses on UK naval strategy and naval history in the Second World War and Cold War.
My research focusses on UK naval strategy and naval history in the Second World War and Cold War.
Might want to double check, 'cos it's easy to overlook something like that.
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Might want to double check, 'cos it's easy to overlook something like that.
Seriously, Dan, be fair; how many of us can say, hand on heart, that we aren't members of the sadly defunct UKIP and Brexit Party, and own a chateau in France? 'Let him without sin', and all that.
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Seriously, Dan, be fair; how many of us can say, hand on heart, that we aren't members of the sadly defunct UKIP and Brexit Party, and own a chateau in France? 'Let him without sin', and all that.
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The Guardian points out that the document Trump is forcing Ukraine to sign was highly likely to have been written in Russian by a Russian. Then translated in a way not natural for a native English speaker.
Agent Orange is literally on the verge of doing Putin's work and killing a free nation.
Agent Orange is literally on the verge of doing Putin's work and killing a free nation.
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Guardian points out that the document Trump is forcing Ukraine to sign was highly likely to have been written in Russian by a Russian. Then translated in a way not natural for a native English speaker.
Agent Orange is literally on the verge of doing Putin's work and killing a free nation.
Agent Orange is literally on the verge of doing Putin's work and killing a free nation.
Reposted by Tim Benbow
If there is a negotiated deal here somewhere - and I don't think there is - it almost certainly would take the form of land-for-security: Ukraine gets an army and EU membership in exchange for giving up the Donbass to Russia.
But 'land for fuck you, that's what' is not a deal and has never been.
But 'land for fuck you, that's what' is not a deal and has never been.
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If there is a negotiated deal here somewhere - and I don't think there is - it almost certainly would take the form of land-for-security: Ukraine gets an army and EU membership in exchange for giving up the Donbass to Russia.
But 'land for fuck you, that's what' is not a deal and has never been.
But 'land for fuck you, that's what' is not a deal and has never been.