Timid western politics won’t wash with Putin

Timid western politics won’t wash with Putin

New Statesman, 14-20 March 2014   The first Ukrainian I met was called Peter. On my first visit to Kyiv, exactly 20 years ago, Peter introduced himself to me in front of the monument to the 150,000 massacred Jews of Babi Yar. He was a retired accountant from...
Rebirth of a nation

Rebirth of a nation

New Statesman, London, 7-13 March 2014 The revolution in Ukraine and the celebration, grief and apprehension it has inspired mask a fundamental misunderstanding. The country has released itself from the larcenous grip of a bullying dictator and his venal friends – but...