A danger that Nato gets even further embroiled in the war with Russia - Yorkshire Post Letters

Colin Moore (Letters, The YP, December 6) claims I am wrong in saying Boris Johnson scuppered a peace deal between Kiev and Moscow in Ankara weeks after the start of Russia's invasion. But Davis Arakhamia, leader of Zelensky's party and head of the Ukrainian delegation, said in April 2022 that "Russia was ready to end the war if we took neutrality and committed not to join Nato", while Ukrainska Pravda wrote that when Johnson was in Kiev shortly after he told Zelensky not to negotiate with Putin, and that the West would not support any agreement made.

As far as Russia waging a cyber campaign against Hilary Clinton, Mr Moore is correct on that point. The FBI investigated and found this to be the case. However, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, said that to suggest that "the idea that fake news on Facebook influenced the election is a pretty crazy idea". More to the point Russia is probably using cyber warfare against the UK now to try to bring down our banking system and the National Grid right now.

However, the point of my letter was that Ukraine should make peace now as its situation on the battlefield can only get worse. And the corruption at the top of Ukraine's government which has now been exposed makes things even more difficult. But surely it is better that the shooting stops, the war ends, and the 28,000 refugees in Yorkshire can return home to help rebuild their shattered country?

There is of course a danger that Nato gets even further embroiled in the war with Russia than it already is, with PM Starmer and Defence Secretary Healy desperate to put ‘boots on the ground’, and a number of EU leaders like the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wanting to initiate ‘pre-emptive strikes’ against Moscow. Isn't it strange how politicians keen on war never volunteer to fight themselves?