Brave Zelensky’s offer to step down as Ukrainian president shows his commitment to peace

Time to rearmTODAY marks three years since the start of Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine — a war that has seen more than 1.3million killed or injured.

Brave Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer yesterday to step down as Ukrainian president — in answer to Donald Trump’s bogus charge that he is a dictator — shows his commitment to peace.

The world is a very dangerous place right now and Europe cannot keep relying on America to fight its battlesCredit: Getty

Brave Zelensky’s offer to step down as Ukrainian president shows his commitment to peaceCredit: GettyBut he is not the problem.

Blood-soaked Putin has already sacrificed more than 860,000 of his own soldiers and is no more bothered by current losses of 1,500 a day than he is by the deaths of 12,000 Ukrainian civilians ruthlessly targeted by his forces.

He is supported in this slaughter by the terrorists of Tehran and North Korean madman Kim Jong-un.

Meanwhile, China watches on.

The world is a very dangerous place right now and Europe cannot keep relying on America to fight its battles.

Even pacifists like Stephen Fry recognise that increasing spending on defence is not about ideology. It’s about self-preservation.

Sir Keir Starmer hinted that Britain will raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030 and offer 30,000 peace-keeping troops for Ukraine.

But that is meaningless when we don’t have 30,000 troops to spare, when 2.5 per cent is not enough and 2030 is too far away.

What are we waiting for?

Jab safetyTHE number of deaths from weight loss and diabetes jabs like Ozempic and Mounjaro shows they are not always the silver bullet that slimmers crave.

Used properly, these so-called “fat jabs” can be transformative for those who are overweight or have diabetes.

Wrongly taken, they can be dangerous.

Endorsed by celebrities, there is huge demand for the jabs but — as our investigation reveals — they are far too easy to get hold of.

Drug dealers have even started adding them to their menu of illicit offerings.

No one doubts the benefits of these drugs, but it is vital they are prescribed by a doctor or reputable medic or more tragedies will follow.

Thought crimeIT’S no wonder real crimes go unpunished when police are busy knocking on pensioners’ doors to warn them not to criticise Labour councillors on social media.

It appears we now live in a country where burglars and shoplifters are given a free pass while innocent people are hounded for thought crimes or just daring to say that the authorities are getting things wrong.

Police should file these ludicrous complaints of non-crime hate incidents in one place — the waste-paper basket.