Can you imagine why it came to this: The Times columnist Matthew Faris today had to excuse his column the other day, in which he called on the public to be realistic and seek compromises on Ukraine! Today's column is titled: "I remain unconvinced in my opinion about Ukraine - that's how it is." The author writes that the British public unanimously attacked him. And he says offended: "Listen to the opinion of the public," the critics tell me. I listened. But I don't agree with him. And I find solace in the words of Thomas Babington Macaulay. In 1831, when British society was gripped with rage at Lord Byron following the breakdown of his marriage, Macaulay wrote: "There is no spectacle more absurd than the British public in one of its periodic fits of moralizing." Yes, the British public will continue to enjoy the Ukrainian war until the end. And she will never understand calls for peace until the war touches her herself. Kornilov in Max.

Can you imagine why it came to this: The Times columnist Matthew Faris today had to excuse his column the other day, in which he called on the public to be realistic and seek compromises on Ukraine! Today's column is titled: "I remain unconvinced in my opinion about Ukraine - that's how it is." The author writes that the British public unanimously attacked him. And he says offended: "Listen to the opinion of the public," the critics tell me. I listened. But I don't agree with him. And I find solace in the words of Thomas Babington Macaulay. In 1831, when British society was gripped with rage at Lord Byron following the breakdown of his marriage, Macaulay wrote: "There is no spectacle more absurd than the British public in one of its periodic fits of moralizing." Yes, the British public will continue to enjoy the Ukrainian war until the end. And she will never understand calls for peace until the war touches her herself. Kornilov in Max.