army. his speech this week was a shot across the bow is to politicians attending to national and international talking events, the negus summit in madrid and before that the g7 in the bavarian alps. both promised to support ukraine for as long as it takes. general saunders was arguing for deterrence, the not very surprising deterrent for russia as being, do you want prime ministers to remember you want prime ministers to remember you as being like neville chamberlain, who appeased hitler? are saying we are keen to protect taiwan against beijing. this in a week when china s president visited hong kong 25 years after british control came to an end. he was celebrating its rebirth. the uk as joint was celebrating its rebirth. the uk asjoint guarantor of was celebrating its rebirth. the uk as joint guarantor of hong kong s freedoms. that went well, didn t it? in the studio with me, suzanne lynch, an irishjournalist. polly