The west won’t win in Ukraine without taking risks | Simon Tisdall

By many measures, Nato is already at war with Russia. The allies must now act decisively or stop stoking the fire

• Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates

They named themselves the Ukraine Defence Consultative Group and vowed to meet monthly until the war is won. A catchier, more accurate title would be the Stop Mad Vlad Coalition.

That's surely how Russia's friendless, paranoid president will view the US-led inaugural meeting of 40 Nato and non-Nato countries opposed to Russia's invasion. Even embarrassed China now steers clear of Moscow's Beria tribute act.