Published by The i paper (28th August, 2023) There is a famous story from his childhood that Vladimir Putin has repeated often and seen spun by his propagandists […]
Economics / Europe / Russia
Double standards of ‘caring capitalism’
Published by The i paper (31st July, 2023) Ben & Jerry’s is a company that exists to sell vast quantities of highly calorific ice-cream around the world. It […]
Europe / Politics / Russia / United States / World
Three ageing male egomaniacs, clinging to power
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
It is laughable for Edward Snowden to pose as a freedom fighter
Published by The Times (9th June, 2023) Edward Snowden, the former CIA contractor, is marking the tenth anniversary of his revelations about electronic surveillance systems by warning again […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Mass evacuations as ‘Russia blows up dam’
Published by The Daily Mail (7th June, 2023) Shortly after two o’clock in the morning, residents in Nova Kakhovka woke to loud explosions and then strange rushing sounds. […]
Africa / Europe / Russia / South Africa / Ukraine
South Africa isn’t neutral on Ukraine
Published by UnHerd (7th June, 2023) “Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division among us: between those who cherish democracy and those who […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Yevhen’s story: how a father from Ukraine rescued his children from the Kremlin clutches
Published by Tortoise (30th May, 2023) The Polyany sanatorium is a two-storey brick building in verdant grounds about an hour’s drive west of Moscow. It is a hybrid […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
The West’s reluctance to commit fully to Ukraine’s fight will prolong the war
Published by The i paper (15th May, 2023) Since coming to power at the start of this century, Vladimir Putin has used the Soviet triumph over the Nazis […]
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 / Russia / Ukraine
No surrender in the city Putin’s been failing to seize for a decade
Published by The Daily Mail (10th March, 2023) Bouncing along potholed roads at terrifying speeds to avoid any hail of Russian shells, we stuck close behind the car […]
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 […]