In ignoring the peace movement, the west facilitated the rise of ‘gangster capitalism’ in Russia, writes Richard Taylor . Plus a letter from Rev Canon John Longuet-Higgins Of all the disappointments, betrayals and incompetence of Keir Starmer’s government, none is greater than the naive sycophancy shown to Donald Trump over Ukraine and much else. So, Simon Tisdall is absolutely correct: it is high time for European nations, especially the UK, to “tell Trump to get lost” and to take far more positive action to support the Ukrainians in their resistance to Russian aggression ( Ukraine is the biggest and most consequential of all the American betrayals, 21 February) . Continue reading...