The Red Line

One of those tiring phrases used so often by politicians and the media is the "red line".

This "line", which, if crossed, represents some form of limit of what can be accepted, and also, a boundary when something will really change or be done about something.

The problem is, if you start looking around for it - you will soon realise that it doesn't exist.

There is a lot of discussion amongst people who like to talk, write and think - as opposed to do and act - about Ukraine launching a counter-attack in Kursk and if this was the correct strategic decision or not, what the objectives are and the different pros and cons.

The one thing the counter-attack against Kursk has shown, is precisely that the red line doesn't exist. Armageddon didn't start when soldiers crossed the border. There was no earth changing moment when some boundary was passed.

And having demonstrated to the world that the red line doesn't exist, what the Ukrainian people really needs, right here and now, is the permission to strike deeper against military targets in russia to defend the people of Ukraine against deadly attacks.

There is no red line preventing this.

There is red blood being spilled every day until this decision is made.