Putin’s attack on peace and democracy

On the 24th of February, I, and millions across the country awoke to a BBC Breaking News notification on my … More

Russian Correspondent – From Russia With Love

I have arrived at the end of my stay in Russia, and this will be my last column. I’ve tried … More

What I really envy in Russians is their self-assured ways. They are sure about themselves and they are sure about … More

Last week Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, visited Kiev and Moscow to talk to Poroshenko and Putin about a renewed, and … More

The rouble is devaluating so quickly that you don’t need to know much about economics to see what is going … More

When the country I temporarily live in was casually mentioned by Obama in the same sentence as ISIS and Ebola, … More

I have just spent eight days in the wonderful Baltic states. I could tell you how gorgeous they are and … More

I don’t think that there’s anyone who hasn’t seen the film Coyote Ugly at least once. I, for one, have … More

How would you react if you couldn’t find any Finnish milk in the supermarkets? No big deal, right? But when … More

Let’s imagine, that you, kind reader have met me somewhere, let’s say at a gig in Glasgow and we ended … More