Published by The i paper (10th October, 2022) Ukraine was a place of joyful celebration when people woke on Saturday to learn that an explosion had ripped through […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Putin’s ‘miracle’ bridge in flames
Published by The Mail on Sunday (9th December, 2022) It is a picture that shows the stunning devastation caused to the only rail and road link between Russia […]
Europe / Feature / Russia / Ukraine
Russia’s monstrous new tactic: forcing Ukrainians to fight against their own side
Published by The Daily Mail (29th September, 2022) Oksana did not want her children indoctrinated by Russia after Vladimir Putin’s invading troops took over her village in southern Ukraine, […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Dangerous moments for the killer in the Kremlin
Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th September, 2022) Vladimir Putin built his dictatorship on two core foundations: ruthless control of his nation, whether fleecing its wealth with […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
This is no time for complacency
Published by The i paper (12th September, 2022) I first met Maria Avdeeva, an expert in cyber-security, in early February when we had a coffee in a chic […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Ukraine captures key towns as Putin’s forces hit by lightening advance
Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th September, 2022) UKRAINE has made stunning advances in a rapid counter-offensive that has caught the Kremlin by surprise, with intelligence experts […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
The West needs to show strength – like Ukraine
Published by The i paper (20th June, 2022) Four weeks before Vladimir Putin sent his tanks and troops over the border in a vainglorious attempt to impose a […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Putin the Great? Hardly…
Published by The i paper (6th June, 2022) When the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991, many officials took down their icons of Communism to replace them with […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
A struggle between good and evil
Published by The i paper (30th May, 2022) Yesterday I was interviewing more Ukrainians fleeing Vladimir Putin’s invasion, hearing sad stories of families whose homes and lives have […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Exposed: Putin’s Stalinist deportation plan for two million Ukrainians
Published by The Daily Mail (14th May, 2022) Russia planned the forcible deportation of up to two million Ukrainians before launching its invasion, according to top-level Kremlin documents […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Our timid tolerance for tyranny
Published by The i paper (25th April, 2022) The president of a European nation gave a surreal press conference on Saturday. The fact that it took place in […]