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
The shock troops sent to terrorise Putin’s opponents
Published in The Daily Mail (15th March, 2014) Stepping out of my hotel yesterday morning, I found a sinister new... Read Full Article
Crimean notebook: ‘They’ll have to break all my bones to make me a Russian citizen’
Published by The Spectator (13th March, 2014) Vladimir Putin still swears that there are no Russian troops in Crimea, so... Read Full Article
Clashes in Crimea as Ukrainian PM vows ‘this is our land’
Published in The Daily Mail (10th March, 2014)* Demonstrators loyal to Ukraine were attacked with whips, baseball bats and clubs... Read Full Article
There is no moral equivalence between Moscow and Kiev
Published by The Independent (March 10th, 2014) Less than 100 yards from my hotel, the Russian flag flies over the... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article