In a string of phone calls from a besieged Kyiv, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has persuaded the west to agree to a set of sanctions against Russia that were inconceivable a week ago. In the process, sanctions regarded as unthinkable a week ago have become a moral baseline. He may not eventually be able to save Ukraine, or change Russia, but he is changing Europe.”Take Saturday’s diplomacy. The day before, the number of calls was similar, all focused on requests for arms and tougher sanctions. Quite how Zelenskiy managed to make these calls, rally the home front, direct his army and sleep is hard to fathom.

Source: The Guardian February 28, 2022 06:19 UTC