The Big Picture
Vincent Boland: Most ominous axis of anti-Ukraine sentiment is in the US Republican Party
Extremist GOP rhetoric poses a bigger threat to western unity on the war than any rumblings in Europe
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has made many friends since February last year, when Russia invaded the sovereign, independent, democratic country he leads and set off the most terrible war in Europe since 1945.
In the months since the invasion, the actor-turned-unexpected wartime leader has become an instantly recognisable and sympathetic voice. Largely on the strength of his rhetoric, the democratic world and the Nato military alliance have rallied to Ukraine’s cause, given sanctuary to ...
