Putin is already testing the west and we have failed Ukraine

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Biden and Putin are at loggerheads (AP)

Putin is already testing the west and we have failed Ukraine. It is no good Ben Wallace making threats when the west has not supported Ukraine, just as the west failed against Hitler and Germany in the run-up to the Second World War. Putin will not stop now he can see how weak the western response has been. I wonder where they will strike next because if he succeeds in Ukraine he will be much closer to Europe to set up his nuclear arsenal.

If this happens it may be too late to stop him inflicting further damage to Europe; by supporting Ukraine more from the outset, its citizens may have had more left of their country to return to. After all, our so-called leaders cannot even bring themselves to look after the refugees with any respect for their plight or dignity.

Michael Coomber