Published by The Independent (March 10th, 2014) Less than 100 yards from my hotel, the Russian flag flies over the Crimean parliament. Inside sit Russian soldiers, their faces […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Inside the lair of ‘The Goblin’
Published by The Mail on Sunday (9th March, 2014) Shoved to the ground by a Russian stooge, I suffered nothing more than a cut knee. But as protesters […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Ukraine’s new hero defies Russian fire
Published by The Daily Mail (5th March, 2014) They marched right up to the top of the hill and, several hours later, they marched back down again. Their mission […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Tartars in fear of brutal Russians’ return
Published by The Daily Mail (4th March, 2014) At four o’clock in the morning Zodiye Saliyeva’s mother was ordered out of her home at gun point, along with […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Standoff on frontline as ruthless Putin turns screw
Published in The Daily Mail (3rd March, 2014) In front of me, three young Ukrainian soldiers peered out nervously through the bars of the gate at their army […]
Europe / Ukraine
‘I know there has been hostility but my mother is a hero’
Published in The Independent (3rd March, 2014) Yulia Tymoshenko is in a wheelchair, suffering severe pain from her back and looks frail, but her daughter Eugenia is just […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
War of words over Putin’s aggression – but reality is Russia already controls Crimea
Published in The Mail on Sunday (2nd March, 2014) Ukraine put its armed forces on full alert and braced for an invasion on Saturday night after accusing Russia […]
Europe / Politics / Russia
Forget diplomacy: this was the stroppy summit
Published in The Mail on Sunday (September 8th, 2013) Welcome to the stroppy summit. Held in one of Europe’s most spectacular cities, it was designed to discuss the […]
Politics / Syria / World
We wring our hands as poison spreads
Published in The Mail on Sunday (August 25th, 2013) More than 100,000 Syrians lie dead. One-fifth of a 22 million population has been displaced. Yet even a few months […]
Economics / Immigration / Policy
Britain’s visa system: a V-sign to visitors
Published in The Guardian (May 15th, 2012) So this is the year Britain throws open its arms and welcomes the world to a unique double bill of sporting […]
China / World
Why do we care more about pandas than a Briton’s very suspicious death?
Published in The Daily Mail (April 16th, 2012) The picture speaks volumes: a damning snapshot of British impotence and Chinese intransigence. A government minister sits grinning for the […]