Meanwhile in a genuinely compassionate country. The Dutch have announced they are ready and willing to take 50,000 Ukrainian refugees this month. If necessary plans will be drawn up to accept more down the line.

We also had a radio and TV "donatathon" yesterday. At the end of the transmission the total stood at €106M. That will grow over the next few days as more donations come in. The government donated £25M in aid last week and added a further £15M yesterday. That £40M is over and above the money collected from the "donatathon".

Conversely, McDonald's and Coca Cola have said they will not be terminating their operations in Russia. Will there be a boycott in the West?