Ukraine – on tenterhooks in the midst of a global impasse

Ukrainian armyThe heat is rising on both sides over a possible Russian invasion in Ukraine. Moscow has already stationed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border and more are heading for military exercises in Belarus. Biden is weighing up options, none of them attractive. One suggestion was to hit Russia with bank sanctions but that would damage Germany and other EU countries that trade with Russia.The UK Foreign Office is in “crisis mode” as weapons are being flown from