Published by The Spectator (27th July, 2024) Autocracy, Inc – The Dictators Who Want To Run The World (Allen Lane) After staging a failed coup and going to […]
Poland is on a mission: to build the most powerful land army in Europe
Published by The Daily Mail (11th July, 2024) As the sun beat down on a glorious summer day, cyclists clad in lurid fluorescent Lycra pedalled furiously along the […]
Agony of parents forced to hand over their children for Putin’s ‘summer camps’
Published by The Daily Mail (July 3rd, 2024) Russia is using a chilling tactic against Ukrainians trapped in occupied territories by demanding a ‘tax’ from parents that involves […]
Will Russia win Slovakia’s election
Published by UnHerd (28th September, 2023) Zita took pride in joining the European Union two decades ago, seeing it as a symbol of Slovakia’s new freedom. But now […]
Another nation on the frontline of Putin’s war against democracy
Published by The i paper (20th May, 2024) The day before I arrived in Bratislava, Slovakia, to report on last year’s election, Vladimir Putin admitted his beloved Soviet […]
The intensity of anger and depth of divisions were among the most disturbing I’ve seen
Published by The Daily Mail (18th May, 2024) Out-of-touch and feuding politicians, soaring living costs and a lack of decent jobs – the gripes from voters were eerily […]
Is Moscow hiring gangsters to sabotage Western factories supplying arms to Ukraine?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th May, 2024) Intelligence chiefs have warned ministers they fear Britain and other key Ukrainian allies are being targeted by Russian saboteurs […]
We’re still stunningly complacent about this tyrant’s grave threat
Published by The Daily Mail (18th March, 2024) Thirteen years ago, Vladimir Putin went to watch a martial arts tournament and, as he congratulated the winner of one heavyweight […]