Europe’s response to Ukraine has been a betrayal
Published by The Guardian (3rd May, 2014) Two weeks ago I stood and watched as three groups of heavily armed... Read Full Article
Putin’s secret army, hellbent on war
Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th April, 2014) Outside the occupied Ukrainian police station, sandbags were being piled for... Read Full Article
Spark that could ignite a tinderbox
Published by The Daily Mail (14th April, 2014) This is the long-dreaded moment. It is seven weeks since a strange... Read Full Article
Decency defeats the forces of darkness
Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th April, 2014) Countrymen: The Untold Story of How Denmark’s Jews Escaped the Nazis... Read Full Article
Don’t fall for Putin’s lie
Published by The Guardian (1st April, 2014) Vladimir Putin has won plaudits at home and brushed aside censure abroad with... Read Full Article
Bullets fly as Russian special forces storm Belbek
Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd March, 2014) Russian armoured vehicles firing heavy machine guns and supported by scores... Read Full Article
Russians storm Ukraine’s main naval base
Published by The Daily Mail (20th March 2014) The Russian flag was flying over Ukraine’s naval headquarters last night after... Read Full Article
Crimea’s sham vote – and a very uneasy truce
Published by The Daily Mail (17th March, 2014) Russia and Ukraine have agreed a truce until Friday as the contested... Read Full Article
Crimea’s referendum was a sham display of democracy
Published in The Guardian (17th March, 2014) Almost before they had cleared up the vodka bottles in Lenin Square, scene... Read Full Article
Exodus on eve of a referendum with only one answer
Published in The Mail on Sunday (16th March, 2014) Sweating in the spring sun, it took Sergei several trips to... Read Full Article