Pretty bad look for the UK ambassador to be making comments so out of step with UK policy on Ukraine - now is the time for UK to be absolutely steadfast in our support for Ukraine, not flip-flopping. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

carladenyer.bsky.social • 6 hours ago

Pretty bad look for the UK ambassador to be making comments so out of step with UK policy on Ukraine - now is the time for UK to be absolutely steadfast in our support for Ukraine, not flip-flopping.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/03/peter-mandelson-ukraine-comments-not-government-policy-minister

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terrypasta.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Peter Mandelson would kill any number of children of any nationality to get an invite to the White House. The fact that Keir Starmer appointed him is enough to disqualify Starmer as a human being.

chrisba60.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Is Starmer going to be as firm with him as he has the others or has he met his match ?

kenhepburn.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Maybe it’s genius strategising when dealing with an extortionist gangster with tissue paper thin skin?
I don’t know. And neither do you.

joemcateer.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Or connected to Mandelsons close links to Russian Oligarchs? Yet another reason why he should have never appointed to this position .

kenhepburn.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Who better to have representing you when dealing with an administration on Putin’s payroll?
But maybe you know better than the PM about where Mandelson’s ultimate loyalties lie. As I said, I don’t.

joemcateer.bsky.social•2 hours ago

What a bizarre take. Someone who has close ties to a corrupt Russian regime is somehow the type of person who should represent the UK internationally. Has the UK really fallen so low?

kenhepburn.bsky.social•2 hours ago

So, you’re saying you know better than the PM? Or what?

joemcateer.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Yes. I think Starmer made a mistake appointing him to the role.

joemcateer.bsky.social•2 hours ago

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/11/the-moscow-moves-how-peter-mandelson-firm-helped-uber-reach-russian-elite

richardfbourke.bsky.social•2 hours ago

If the government he is meant to represent disavows his statements inside 24 hours, it's definitely not "genius strategising".

kenhepburn.bsky.social•2 hours ago

And you know how this has all played out within dealings with the Trump administration - how?

soderbrod.nafofellas.com•6 hours ago

Mandelson is a loose cannon who remains enamored with the sound of his own voice.

pete882.bsky.social•6 hours ago

No, not at all. God help us. Ukraine needs to do a deal with Russia, the proxy war needs to stop ASAP. UK policy counted on Uncle Sam as the muscle in the proxy war. ‘Steadfast.’ British troops as cannon fodder. Peace keepers, when neither side accepts them as neutral. The plot is lost.

elk1984.bsky.social•6 hours ago

No, the Russians need to withdraw back to their own borders. Only one side started this and the Russians can stop it any time they come to their senses. Why would Ukraine trust Putn's word when his torn up every signed agreement so far?

pete882.bsky.social•6 hours ago

That’s Ukraine’s problem. A deal will be made. Geopolitical demonic forces will realign. We are giving weapons to Israel to complete its Final Solution. If we want to focus on a moral position, that would be the more obvious cause. No moral fibre there. Three years of a proxy war. It was a failure.

cadburymoose.bsky.social•4 hours ago

What's the weather like in Leningrad?

pete882.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Cold I reckon

yours Love

Ivan or some rot.

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elk1984.bsky.social•6 hours ago

That was pretty foaming. I'll leave you to it Pyotr.

mja66.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Do we know on what basis this guy was selected for this role? Other than being in the hierarchy of 'mutual favours' at the top of British politics, that is?

I'm guessing this is his actual opinion. It's not the job of a diplomat to tell Ukrainians what they should accept.

hotchkiss13.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Now be fair PM may still be missing his close friend Epstein and Andrew Windsor can’t go to the states to comfort him.

csav55.bsky.social•2 hours ago

He's been slapped down by Starmer for these comments, stop trying to cause division.

ahjayzis.bsky.social•38 minutes ago

Give him a break, he's still grieving Jeffrey Epstein. Hardly a reason for him to resign in disgrace for the third time.

rickynow.bsky.social•2 hours ago

He was a terrible choice for that appointment.

peterwelsh68.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Baron Mandelson proved he wasn't so hot on the diplomatic language front when he said a while back that

Greens were all in a
dustbin /repository sort of arrangement which was rather rude all things considered.

Let's hope his US internship gets better after a rather rocky start.

durotrig.bsky.social•42 minutes ago

He loves swanning around on oligarchs yachts.

deborah122.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Peter Mandelson’s Ukraine comments ‘not government policy’, minister says

lindav138.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Yup when we are absolutely steadfast in our support for the Palestinians and unconditional condemnation of Israel's genocide. That is, our elected government, otherwise everything they say is racist hypocrisy and should be discounted. No support for Ukraine without support for Palestine.

brandon57.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Recall followed by dismissal. Starmer is all about party discipline, isn’t he?

rhuaraidh.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Mandelson should be recalled.

gretascabal.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Let's see if Starmer has the bottle to fire this little traitor. It would be a hugely popular move with a large section of UK voters.

terrypasta.bsky.social•6 hours ago

There's no chance on earth, sadly. Mandelson is a made man.

gretascabal.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I fear you are right. One can hope that an unexpected turn of events brings his comeuppance though.

prettyhatmachine.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Having Epstein’s friend Mandelson as Ambassador to Epstein’s friend Trump has reflected poorly on Starmer from the start.

damerainbowwarrior.bsky.social•4 hours ago

#SackMandleson

medialator.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Well he has a history of contacts with Russians, especially rich influential ones.

bjeff1.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Mandelson was an unfortunate choice for ambassador.

cadburymoose.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Unfortunate choice for anything. May have been "out of sight, out of mind" and he can't do any damage over there... 3:O((>

teflonslinky.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Epstein's best friend is doing a bad job? Shocking.

hsoussoko.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Shame!

harrylym.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Surprise!

tancred1098.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Perhaps a more suitable post in Guinea-Bissau would be in order.

kevbeachus.bsky.social•6 hours ago

He's trying to stay friends with the White House...

kaynells.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Where does Mandelson get his views from? Probably the same place the BBC news editors got theirs...

"after what Zelenskyy did"
- BBC interpretation of oval office affair