Published by The i paper (12th June, 2023) Headlines over the weekend were dominated by three ageing male egomaniacs. They are all desperate to cling to power as […]
Europe / Russia
Breathtaking courage of tyrant Putin’s latest show trial victim
Published by The Daily Mail (18th April, 2023) A leading pro-democracy campaigner and Kremlin critic has been sentenced to 25 years in a Russian penal colony for condemning […]
Europe / Politics / Russia
Blair has no right to pontificate on Putin
Published by The i paper (27th February, 2023) Last week, Sir Tony Blair published an article in The Daily Telegraph headlined “One thing is clear: Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Once Ukrainians trembled at Putin’s threats. Now they joke about playing bingo as they tick off his stock phrases
Published by The Daily Mail (22nd February, 2023) Sinister black posters appeared at bus stops and parks across the country days before Vladimir Putin’s speech to the Russian […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
‘I hate all Russians’ Olena tells me. ‘My hatred goes from their children to their grandmothers.’
Published by The Daily Mail (18th February, 2023) On the left bank of Kyiv, ten miles from the city centre, sits a peaceful cemetery beside some woods where […]
Europe / Politics / Ukraine
Britain shows it can be a force for good by backing Ukraine
Published by The i paper (9th February, 2023) I am sitting on a train heading back into Ukraine. My compartment has two women alongside me returning home from […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
A woman whose story shows why the war must be won
Published by The i paper (January 2nd, 2023) As the past year slides into history, it will be remembered for the outbreak of a cruel war that scars our […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny
Published by The Daily Mail (14th November, 2022) On the outskirts of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv lies a suburb of Soviet-era apartment blocks that were once filled with […]
Europe / Russia
World’s most infamous mercenary steps out the shadows
Published by The i paper (7th November, 2022) Russia, like most modern countries, sees matters of defence, security and foreign policy as something that should be controlled by […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Why Ukraine is now hellbent on retaking Crimea – despite Putin’s nuclear threats
Published by The Daily Mail (3rd November, 2022) For Ukrainians, the situation is clear. Vladimir Putin’s torture of their country through invasion started eight years ago when ‘little […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Now Putin is weaponising winter
Published by The i paper (31st October, 2022) Last night, the sirens began wailing as I walked into a shopping centre. A Russian bomber had been detected flying […]