I have arrived in Ukraine.
Like much of Europe, it is extremely hot. The journey from Krakow to Lviv took eight hours by bus. Krakow itself was fascinating and is certainly a place I need to explore further. I was lucky at the border. My cases, crammed with filming equipment, were not checked, which may have taken some explaining. More…
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At the Imperial War Museum, Russia’s Victory Myth Met Ukrainian Memory
On Saturday 9 May, I joined a Ukrainian counter-rally at the so called Russian Victory Day ceremony held beside a monument in the grounds of the Imperial War Museum in London. For me, and I think for the small group of Ukrainians and international supporters gathered there, it was deeply confronting to come face to…
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Roman Trokhymets
On March 11th I attended a live recording of Jonathan Fink’s Silicon Curtain YouTube channel and podcast at the Ukrainan Cultural Centre in London. It was one of the most impressive interviews I have seen on the subject of Russia’s disgraceful invasion of Ukraine. Jonathan’s guest was Roman Trokhymets, a young Ukrainian veteran whose story…
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Four Years of Courage, Four Years of Western Failure
24 February 2026, thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square, London, to mark four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The rally, “Voices of Ukraine,” was organised by a coalition of Ukrainian community groups and UK-based solidarity campaigners. It combined remembrance with a blunt call for sustained political and practical support. During the night…
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We Stood Together as Ukraine Faced the Cold
For the third year running on 22 January I joined the Ukrainian diaspora and their supporters in London to mark Ukraine’s Unity Day. They gathered in London before linking hands across Westminster Bridge. It is a powerful gesture, not only an expression of solidarity with Ukraine, but an act of defiance against Vladimir Putin’s regime…
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Day and Night in Odesa Part 3, Final observations
‘Day and Night’, Part Three and final observation about my recent trip to Odesa. Before continuing with my impressions of Odesa in August, I want to acknowledge the limited scope of my experiences there. I had never set foot in Ukraine before and know only a few basic Ukrainian phrases. I entered through Chișinău, Moldova,…
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Day and Night in Odesa, Part Two
After a long day’s travel I found my apartment. I had chosen it because it was two kilometres from the coast, far enough I hoped, to be less vulnerable to Russian drones. It was a solid timeworn two-storey block with a central courtyard typical of the early nineteen-hundreds. Inside it bore none of the curation…
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Day and Night in Odesa, Part One
There are layers of reasons why I felt compelled to travel to Odesa in August last year – reasons I didn’t fully understand at first. It began with rational, altruistic motives. I had supported Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion, and I suppose I had invested a great deal of personal feeling into condemning…
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