Arsenal end season in disappointment to raise awkward Arteta questions
This dispiriting season for Arsenal essentially ends as it should: all of the campaign’s issues inevitably combining for one last disappointment. There was no final step to Munich and that will fairly be cast as a backward step overall.
Paris Saint-Germain have instead made a huge stride in becoming the club that Qatar so desperately want them to be. They beat their own ghosts here as much as they beat Arsenal 2-1 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate.
The actual football team are brilliant and would be worthy champions of Europe in a pure sporting sense, even if such warm words should not extend to the sportswashing project that the ownership represent. That should always be mentioned, although a battle-hardened Internazionale might yet have another say about how all of this finishes.
Arsenal’s input to the season ultimately ends with deflation in Paris, just as it did in their most memorable Champions League campaign so far, in 2006.
They couldn’t make history, as Mikel Arteta wanted, and the future remains tantalisingly out of reach. That will no doubt be the biggest focus in this match’s fallout.
The truth is, there were too many present issues, and you can almost track them all from front to back. Literally.
Arsenal started the game well, with some clever moves. PSG genuinely looked unsettled, and were making some dreadful decisions. It was just as well that Gianluigi Donnarumma also made some sensational saves.
For all the criticism the goalkeeper has received, he has been one of the decisive players in this Champions League so far. The two saves early on, especially from Martin Odegaard’s drive, felt crucial in terms of the match’s emotional shift.
Again, though, Arsenal had no one following in.
The season’s major subplot had a big say in the final narrative. Arsenal lacked that forward. At one point, Bukayo Saka put a fine cross into the box only to turn and throw his arms up in frustration because there was obviously no one there.
Mikel Merino can fill in, but that’s all it is ever going to be: filling in. And while some might point to the fact his goal return has been superior to previous attackers, that’s not what the modern position is about. Arteta sees Kai Havertz as crucial to his pressing game. The need to replicate that is one reason why they have so deliberated on a forward.
That indecision has been crucial.
It left them so short here, with Arsenal’s attritional toil in attack offering such a contrast to the exhilarating lightning of PSG. The game seemed to change with Khvicha Kvaratshkelia’s crackling shot against the post.
It didn’t help that, as Donnarumma kept the ball out at one end, David Raya gave it away at the other. On an evening when he had otherwise sent so many balls long, the goalkeeper inexplicably played a difficult pass to Declan Rice on 26 minutes. The midfielder was forced into a foul on Kvaratshkelia and, from the free kick, PSG were ahead.
That description doesn’t even begin to do the strike justice, which was quite some effort for Fabian Ruiz’s first-ever Champions League goal. The playmaker initally displayed quite an old-fashioned art in chesting the ball up for himself beautifully, before doing something that will always be eternally glorious in football. He leathered it into the far corner of the net on the volley. It wasn’t all force, mind, as Ruiz just waited that split-second to set himself up even better.
The fact it took a slight deflection off William Saliba’s chest was just another sign of how it was going for Arsenal. Aside from an opposition attacker hitting it when they wouldn’t, there were those little fortuitous bounces.
Something else went the wrong way at the worst moment. And from there, Arsenal tried to do too much with too little.
PSG began to target Jakub Kiwior while Myles Lewis-Skelly had his most difficult night in his short but exciting career so far.
PSG’s penalty for handball was still harsh, and Vitinha’s effort saved by Raya was almost apologetic. Achraf Hakimi quickly seemed to make it safe with another brilliant strike, only for Saka to immediately respond.
It briefly raised the hope that there could still be a stirring ending. That has been another theme of the season. It was, of course, to go unfulfilled, as PSG just had too much.
That is the wider story of the tie and why it has been such a contrast to the October match when Arsenal beat PSG easily.
On top of a series of absences and occasionally needless issues, Arteta has since lost two key players in Gabriel and Havertz. PSG have, meanwhile, added two from that October defeat, with Kvaratshkelia signed and Ousmane Dembele finally understanding the manager’s approach. It speaks to the manner the squad has immersed itself in the brilliant Luis Enrique’s ideology that they could still afford to bench Dembele here. PSG have so much talent now. Joao Neves, in particular, was sensational.
There is a properly serious team now, for the first time since the Qatar takeover in 2011.
Arteta is, meanwhile, facing his first serious questions in three years in charge of the Gunners.
Some of those are fair, and the most significant criticism is about whether or not he has too often compromised his approach with caution in the absence of key players. It did feel they couldn’t quite raise it to the same degree here, although some of that is due to the same players being used all the time for weeks. They were physically fatigued. There was also emotional fatigue. An occasional frenetic angst around the club hardly helps, which has been manifested in some of their season’s controversies.
Some of those questions, however, are excessive. It is certainly absurd to question Arteta’s future. The key is that Arteta has restored Arsenal to this level, to be a serious prospect themselves.
The issues are also visibly obvious. They won’t take too much to fix, and there are already plans for the summer. They just need to follow through.
As for this match, you can read the same as the rest of the season. Arsenal were good, with promising moves and ideas, but missed that forward, missed that key player and generally missed that something extra.
It means this is ultimately a very disappointing season, with a sense of going backwards. It doesn’t mean they don’t have a promising future.
The worst you can say is they weren’t even quite nearly men here.
Prince Harry speaks for first time since BBC interview at Diana Award
The Duke of Sussex has been seen publicly for the first time since he revealed he “would love a reconciliation” with the royal family in an emotional interview.
Prince Harry joined a panel at an event for the Diana Award – a youth initiative set up in memory of his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales.
The duke spoke in Las Vegas on Tuesday evening, days after an interview with the BBC about losing a legal challenge over his security provisions in the UK.
“Through the Diana Award, I’ve had the privilege of meeting young people who have turned adversity into action. That’s not just inspiring—it’s the kind of untapped potential we can’t afford to overlook,” Harry told the panel.
“Far too many young people are locked out of leadership pipelines because we’ve failed to build truly inclusive and accessible pathways.”
According to the Diana Award – which says it has the support of both of Diana’s sons – Harry’s appearance “underscores his continued commitment” to the initiative and “continues the legacy of his mother, Princess Diana, whose unwavering belief in the power of young people remains at the heart of this mission”.
He spoke to Legacy Award winners Sikander ‘Sonny’ Khan, from Michigan in the US, and Christina Williams, from Jamaica, about youth leadership and how employers can proactively create pathways for young people to enter and thrive in the workplace, as he helped launch their new Pledge to Invest initiative.
Meanwhile, the duke’s long-standing rift with his family was brought back into the spotlight last week, after he claimed the King will not speak to him and he does not know “how much longer my father has”, adding that the court battle over his security “is a family dispute”.
The prince stressed that better security was key to repairing his relationship with his family.
He said some members of his family would never forgive him for the book he wrote, Spare, in which he revealed a series of royal secrets.
“There have been so many disagreements between myself and some of my family,” he explained.
However, Harry said he had now “forgiven” them.
“I would love a reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore,” he said. “I don’t know how much longer my father has.”
Sycamore Gap suspects ‘feared becoming public enemy number one’
Two friends accused of cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree thought it would be “a bit of a laugh” and failed to foresee the public outrage, a jury heard on Wednesday.
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers then both refused to admit chopping down the tree in fear of becoming “public enemy number one”, prosecutor Andrew Wright KC told Newcastle Crown Court on the sixth day of the trial.
The famous tree had been located in a sloping dip of Hadrian’s Wall for around 150 years, before it was felled in the early hours of 28 September 2023.
Graham, 39, from Carlisle, and Carruthers, 32, of Wigton in Cumbria, both deny two counts of criminal damage to the sycamore and the Roman Wall, which the tree fell struck when coming down.
They are accused of driving overnight from Cumbria to the landmark in Northumberland, where one of them cut the tree with a chainsaw while the other filmed the act on Graham’s mobile phone.
In his closing speech to jurors, prosecutor Richard Wright KC explained how the tree felling was met with outrage.
“From Felixstowe to Falkirk, from Bishop Auckland to Barnstable, up and down the country and across the world, the reaction of all right thinking people to the senseless felling of the Sycamore Gap tree has been one of sadness and anger,” he said.
“Who would do such a thing? Why would anyone do such a thing? Take something beautiful and destroy it for no good reason.
“Go to the trouble of causing irreparable and senseless damage to an adornment to the rural landscape of Northumberland, and in the process damage the ancient structure of Hadrian’s wall.”
He added: “For all that they [Graham and Carruthers] must have thought that this was going to be a bit of a laugh, they woke up the morning after and soon realised – as the news media rolled in, as the outrage of the public became clear… it must have dawned on them that they couldn’t see anyone else smiling in there.
“And that far from being the big men they thought they were, everyone else thought that they were rather pathetic. Owning up to this arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery would make them public enemy number one. And neither of them has got the courage to do that.”
Jurors heard earlier in the trial that Graham’s phone and Range Rover had been traced to the Sycamore Gap area. Graham claimed he was at home at the time of the offence, and his co-accused took both.
On Graham’s phone, the jury heard, was a video which the prosecution suggested showed the Sycamore Gap tree coming down. Also on the device was a picture prosecutors say showed a wedge of wood taken as “trophy” in Graham’s car boot.
Carruthers also denies any involvement. He claimed to have been at home with his partner and newborn baby on the night of the felling.
Earlier on Wednesday, Mrs Justice Lambert told the jury to consider the case “calmly and dispassionately”. Setting out her legal directions, she said it was jurors’ duty to focus solely on the evidence put forward in the trial.
The trial continues.
UK poised to agree post-Brexit youth visa scheme with EU
The UK looks set to agree a post-Brexit youth mobility scheme with the European Union in a major step towards resetting Boris Johnson’s damaging Brexit deal.
The move, which was being demanded by European countries and commissioners in Brussels, should help usher in much closer ties with the EU and begin to repair the shattered relationship left by the previous Tory government.
It comes as Sir Keir Starmer hopes to put in place three trade agreements in two months to secure growth for the British economy. With a deal with India announced this week he will host a summit on 19 May to unveil the Brexit reset agreement. Following this he hopes to have a US deal with Donald Trump by the end of June.
If Sir Keir pulls it off it could make the UK one of the world’s preeminent trading hubs.
The Youth mobility scheme – which has long been pushed by the European Union but met with reluctance by the British government – would allow under 30s to move and work freely between countries for a limited time period.
Britain already has similar agreements with Australia and 12 other countries, including New Zealand, South Korea, Iceland, Uruguay, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
European affairs minister in charge of negotiations Nick Thomas-Symonds, who has previously insisted there are “no plans” for a youth mobility scheme, on Wednesday said the UK would consider “sensible proposals” from Brussels.
However, a Downing Street spokesperson refused to repeat their previous claim that the government is “not considering an EU-wide youth mobility scheme”.
The spokesperson said the government is “always open to listening to sensible proposals from the EU within framework of bringing down net migration”, adding: “I’m not going to get into a running commentary. These talks are ongoing.” He also refused to define what those “sensible proposals” might be.
It comes ahead of a major EU-UK summit on May 19, where Sir Keir Starmer will host EU chiefs as he pushes for progress in his effort to reset relations with Brussels after the turmoil of the years since the Brexit vote in 2016.
Sir Keir’s “red lines” for the negotiations with Brussels include no return to freedom of movement between countries, but it is understood the government considers a limited youth mobility scheme would not break that promise.
Government sources said the decision to rule out a return to free movement did not prevent “controlled schemes that are in our national interest” being considered and there are already youth mobility schemes with 13 non-EU countries.
Mr Thomas-Symonds, the minister for EU relations, told the Financial Times that provided the UK government’s red lines were respected, “a smart, controlled youth mobility scheme would of course have benefits for our young people”.
There is widespread support among the British public for such an agreement, with a YouGov survey of almost 15,000 people indicating that two-thirds (66 per cent) of people backed the scheme, compared to just one in five (18 per cent) who are opposed.
In Nigel Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency, which voted overwhelmingly in favour of leaving the EU in 2016, more than twice as many people were in favour (57 per cent) than against (25 per cent) the idea of a mobility scheme.
As recently as last month, Mr Thomas-Symonds told MPs “on the issue of a youth mobility scheme, it is not part of our plans” although he accepted the UK would listen to proposals.
Liberal Democrat Europe spokesman James MacCleary said Labour should “stop flip-flopping” and introduce a youth mobility scheme immediately.
“Securing a youth mobility scheme with the EU would be a common sense win-win – creating new opportunities for our young people and delivering a much-needed boost to our economy,” he said.
But Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has warned a youth visa scheme could mean “we could end up with lots of unemployed people coming to the UK at a time when unemployment is increasing in our country”.
The May 19 summit is likely to be the first in an annual series of UK-EU meetings, with progress on a security and defence agreement and measures to smooth trade the initial priorities, rather than detailed talks on a youth mobility scheme.
It is understood that the government is looking at dynamic alignment with EU regulations to remove checks at the borders and allow goods to flow more freely.
Mr Thomas-Symonds has also controversially suggested Britain would be prepared to allow EU fishermen to continue to enjoy access to UK waters when a five-year agreement expires in 2026. French demands over fishing rights have been a stumbling block to progress on issues include a defence pact.
The minister also left open the door to Britain continuing to align with EU rules in food standards and animal welfare, saying: “We are not interested in divergence for divergence sake or a race to the bottom on standards.”
Trump says World Cup could be ‘good incentive’ for Russia to end war
Allowing Russia to play in the 2026 World Cup could be a “good incentive” for Moscow to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said.
Russia has been banned from international competitions by Fifa and Uefa since its 2022 invasion, and will not play at the upcoming World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Mr Trump was unaware that Russia was banned from the tournament. “I didn’t know that. Is that right?” he said at a meeting of Washington’s World Cup 2026 taskforce.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino, sat next to the US president, confirmed it was correct.
Mr Trump continued: “That’s possible. Hey, that could be a good incentive, right?” Mr Infantino is “the boss” when it comes to a decision over Russia’s participation, Mr Trump added, saying that he has “nothing to do” with calls to reinstate them.
It comes after Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine claimed Kyiv is prepared to accept a 30-kilometre demilitarised zone with Russia.
Keith Kellogg said the zone, which could see both Ukrainian and Russian forces both withdrawing 15 kilometres, would be controlled by peacekeepers from the ‘coalition of the willing’ – the group of countries ready to join peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine.
Bucket-list beaches: Crystalline waters and secret shores in Dalmatia
Dalmatia’s coastline is, quite simply, spectacular. With the lion’s share of Croatia’s 1,200-plus islands, islets and reefs, Dalmatia’s stretch of the Adriatic has some of the country’s most beautiful beaches and seascapes. Whether you’re on the mainland coast or island hopping, you’ll be wowed by towering cliffs that hover over sheltered, pine-fringed coves, and broad sweeps of beaches
The sheer variety of swimming spots means there’s something for everyone; families in search of long stretches of beach with watersports, vibing beach bars and all the facilities to romantics looking for secluded pebbly coves to revel in tranquillity.
If Croatia’s beaches weren’t appealing enough, the coastal waters have just been crowned the cleanest in Europe, beating holiday hotspots including Greece, Spain and Italy to be ranked number one. The European Environment Agency checked out more than 22,000 beaches throughout the European Union, and Croatia’s coastal waters came out on top. In fact, out of nearly 900 Croatian beaches tested, over 99 per cent got the highest rating of ‘excellent’, owing to low industrial pollution, minimal over-construction and a lack of mass commercialisation.
So, beyond being picture-postcard idylls, Dalmatia’s beaches should be your top choice for a relaxed, sustainable holiday in a protected natural environment. To get you started, here’s a selection of Dalmatia’s unmissable beaches.
A popular inclusion in ‘world’s best beach’ lists, Zlatni Rat (pictured above) – also known as Golden Horn – is a curvy, V-shaped beach of fine white pebbles flanked by vivid turquoise waters on the southern coast of the island of Brač. Watch the windsurfers in action as you bask in the sun, or take respite at one of the wood-shaded beach bars. Follow the coastal footpath to the seafront promenade of the much-loved village of Bol – and as it’s only a 20-minute walk to Zlatni Rat, this makes the perfect base for your stay.
For a more laid-back vibe and beautifully calm sea, just a few miles west of Bol is the blissful Murvica. Find a shady spot under the pines to flop after your swim and snorkel in crystal clear waters, or take in vistas of Vidova Gora, the highest peak on the island. There’s a delightfully rustic beach bar where you can grab a cold drink and a bite to eat, and while you’ll have to bring your own parasols, you can reach the beach easily from the carpark.
Punta Rata’s Blue Flag beach is used to vying for the title of Europe’s top beach, and once you set foot on its long expanse of pebbles, it’s clear why. This breathtaking idyll, north of the Makarska Riviera town of Brela, appears to go on forever – fringed with pine trees and surrounded by waters that offer fabulous snorkelling. Look out for the Brela Stone, a giant rock that rises from the sea and is found on many local postcards.
It takes a bit of effort to reach award-winning Stiniva Bay on the southern coast of Vis island, but it’s 100 per cent worth it. Take the rocky footpath downhill to this glittering bay sheltered by two curving cliffs that almost close the cove off from the sea, with only the smallest boats able to squeeze through the gap. There’s just enough room for a beachside café, with its terrace offering superb views.
Heading to the northeastern coast of Vis, and easier to access than Stiniva Bay, you’ll find scenic Stončica Beach. Its sparkling blue waters and mix of white sand and pebble beach, shaded by woods, make this truly picture perfect. The shallow waters, with a very gradual slope, are perfect for children. Stop for lunch on the covered terrace of the waterside restaurant and feast on freshly grilled fish and meat.
Tucked away on Hvar island’s southern coast is the unassuming Dubovica beach – surrounded by tumbling slopes covered in maquis and olive trees. In contrast to the sophisticated beach clubs of Hvar Town, this tiny coastal treat, set in a cove beside a 17th-century church, is perfect for relaxing, while the turquoise waters are made for sea safaris. Refresh and refuel at the beach restaurant or bar.
Back on the mainland on the Makarska Riviera, Velika Duba is a peaceful, pebbly bay backed by fragrant pines and connected to the village of Blato via a pleasantly shaded footpath. It’s all about simple pleasures here: swimming in gin-clear waters, lazing in the sun, doing a bit of snorkelling, having a cold drink in the beachside bar and falling under the spell of a Dalmatian sunset.
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‘What the hell’s going on?’ Biden slams Trump for ‘appeasing’ Putin
Former President Joe Biden rebuked Donald Trump’s handling of Vladimir Putin and Russia’s conflict with Ukraine as “modern-day appeasement” in his first interview since leaving the White House in January.
The Democrat sat for a wide-ranging interview with the BBC in Delaware this week, addressing the current state of global affairs and his thoughts on his successor.
Biden responded with blistering criticism when pressed for his opinion on Trump’s behavior since taking office, including the president’s threats against Greenland, making Canada the 51st state, talking about acquiring the Panama Canal, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
“What the hell’s going on here? What president ever talks like that?” he told the Today program’s Nick Robinson. “That’s not who we are. We’re about freedom, democracy, opportunity, not about confiscation.”
Speaking about Ukraine, the former president said that his administration supplied the nation with “everything they needed” to provide for their independence, adding that the U.S. was prepared to offer support if Putin further escalated the war. Trump had previously argued that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had played Biden “like a fiddle.”
Biden also condemned the Trump administration for suggesting that Ukraine would have to cede some territory to Russia in order to secure a peace deal and end the conflict.
“It is modern-day appeasement,” Biden said, referencing the policy of former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain, a diplomacy strategy that attempted to agree to Adolf Hitler’s short-term demands to avoid all-out war breaking out, which failed.
Biden said anybody who believes Putin is going to stop the conflict if Ukrainian territory is conceded “is just foolish.”
“I just don’t understand how people think that if we allow a dictator, a thug, to decide he’s going to take significant portions of land that aren’t his, that that’s going to satisfy him,” he said of the Russian president. “I don’t quite understand.”
Tensions between Washington and Kyiv exploded in late February when Zelensky was ambushed by Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office.
Talks that began more cordially devolved into a furious shouting match with Trump accusing the Ukrainian leader of “gambling with World War III,” and Zelensky initially leaving without a minerals deal needed to secure U.S. help in ending the war.
“I found it sort of beneath America in the way that took place,” Biden said.
Biden, the last living U.S. president to be born during World War II, shared his fears about NATO dying out and U.S. withdrawal under the Trump administration. Trump has repeatedly stated that the U.S. is being “ripped off” by its allies and Vance said that America continues to “bail out Europe.”
“I think it would change the modern history of the world if that occurs,” he said. “We’re the only nation in a position to have the capacity to bring people together, [to] lead the world. Otherwise, you’re going to have China and the former Soviet Union, Russia, stepping up.”
Biden argued that he didn’t “think it would have mattered” if he had decided to drop out of the race for the White House sooner amid concerns over his cognitive acuity in the summer of 2024.
Speaking about dropping out of the race and allowing his Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place to take on Trump in the November election, Biden remained bullish.
“We left at a time when we had a good candidate. Things moved so quickly that it made it difficult to walk away,” he said. “And it was a hard decision. I think it was the right decision. I think that… it was just a difficult decision.”
Reflecting on Trump’s return to office, which has seen the president issue a flurry of executive orders, dismantle federal departments and foment a global trade war, Biden attempted to draw comparisons from when he left office and now.
“Our economy was growing. We were moving in a direction where the stock market was way up,” he said. “We were in a situation where we were expanding our influence around the world in a positive way, increasing trade.”
Trump boasted of his “very special” first 100 days in office before he listed off his administration’s efforts in a so-called “achievement speech” during the largest rally of his second term in Michigan late last month.
When pressed on Trump 2.0, Biden said: “I don’t see anything that was triumphant.”
Tearing down Ukrainian flags will only serve to embolden Putin
In the shifting sands of British politics, Reform UK is starting to make waves – particularly at the local level. Their recent electoral success can’t simply be written off as a protest vote, and the two main parties are deluding themselves if they think multi-party politics isn’t here to stay.
But with power comes responsibility. Now in charge of 10 councils, Reform’s policies are no longer just rhetoric – they’re being put into practice. And rightly, they’re now subject to far greater scrutiny.
Take, for example, Reform’s decision to remove Ukrainian flags from council buildings. This isn’t just a trivial gesture. It reveals a startling naivety about what the war in Ukraine is really about, the depth of Britain’s involvement, and the wider consequences for Europe – including Britain, if Russia is allowed to claim even a partial victory.
Flying the Ukrainian flag is not about “virtue signalling” or picking sides in a partisan scrap. It’s about standing with a democratic nation under siege. Ukraine is fighting for its sovereignty against an unprovoked, brutal invasion by a global aggressor.
Taking that flag down sends a message – whether intended or not – that Reform UK is either indifferent to, or quietly sympathetic toward, Russian aggression. That’s not bold leadership; it’s recklessness. And it risks putting Reform on the wrong side of history.
This war is difficult, no doubt. But the thousands of Ukrainian flags flying across Britain reflect the public’s clear and consistent support, and a sobering reminder of the danger Ukrainians face every day. The flag represents resistance to tyranny, a fight for self-determination, and a defence of democracy. The very values Reform claims to champion. So, again – why pull it down?
Some Reform councillors claim the flag is “divisive” or that “it’s not our war”. But in a world increasingly echoing the dark warnings of 1937, that’s a dangerously short-sighted view. Cyber attacks, espionage, coercion, intellectual property theft, sabotage of undersea cables – we are already in a conflict, operating in the so-called “grey zone.” Russia is not just attacking Ukraine, it’s targeting the West – and Ukraine is holding the front line for us.
Make no mistake: the optics matter. Putin’s regime watches Western disunity like a hawk. Every flag taken down is a signal. Every act of hesitation is seized upon. Reform UK may think it’s making a statement about British identity, but globally, it’s being read as weakness, division, and retreat.
From day one, Britain has been a leading ally of Ukraine – sending weapons, humanitarian aid, and training troops. Flying the Ukrainian flag at council buildings reflects that national stance. Reform’s decision to go off-script risks undermining the UK’s united front. What kind of message does that send to our allies? That solidarity only goes as far as a council vote?
No one is saying the flag should fly forever. But as long as Ukraine is under attack and Britain remains in the fight – symbolically, economically, militarily – the flag matters.
Reform UK wants to be taken seriously. That means knowing the difference between posturing and principle. Taking down the Ukrainian flag isn’t patriotic. It’s tone deaf. Let’s put those flags back up – and stand with them.