Published by The i Paper (18th August, 2025)
Russia / Ukraine / United States
Trump is giving Putin what he wants
Published by The i Paper (11th August, 2025)
Russia / Ukraine / United States
Lasting peace remains a distant hope
Published by The i paper (12th May, 2025)
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
These attacks on Kyiv are proof Putin is emboldened by US appeasement
Published by The Daily Mail (25th April, 2025) It is 11 years since I watched Russian troops stripped of military insignia seize Ukrainian army bases in Crimea, while […]
Russia / Ukraine / United States / World
Ukraine is the defining issue of our age
Published by The i paper (24th February, 2025) Three years ago, I woke to the thunderous dawn sounds of missiles striking Kyiv. I found my colleague Kate on […]
Germany / Russia / Ukraine / United States
We are living in Orwellian times
Published by The i paper (17th February, 2025) When scores of cars parked in German streets from Berlin to Bavaria began being sabotaged with expanding construction foam sprayed […]
Syria / World
Assad’s downfall is cause for celebration
Published by The i paper (9th December, 2024) Thirteen years ago, seven boys sat around in school swigging soft drinks after a game of football while television reports […]
Feature / Russia / Ukraine
Escape from Putin’s child-snatchers
Published by The Daily Mail (5th December, 2024)
Europe / Georgia / Russia
How an oligarch known as ‘The Python’ who lives in a Bond-villain lair will determine the future of a vital Western ally
Published by The Daily Mail (October 24th, 2024) The scene could scarcely have been more peaceful as autumn sun beat down on the park. Elderly men chatting on a […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
We must wake up to Russia’s threat
Published by The i paper (21st October, 2024) The image is one for the history books: four ageing white men, sitting stiffly in their suits beneath a Picasso […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Why do we keep falling for Putin’s hollow threats?
Published by The i paper (September 16th, 2024) Vladimir Putin is a dismal leader of his country, overseeing a catastrophic military misadventure after crushing his people’s freedoms and […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
The Kursk offensive shreds Putin’s delusion
Published by The i paper (19th August, 2024) In September 2021, as Russian military forces built up on Ukraine’s border before their full-scale invasion, Vladimir Putin spoke to […]