I provide context on Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s Kurk region. With anchor Rosemary Church, I discuss the possible motivations for Kyiv to pull off such an audacious military campaign - and how the Kremlin might or might not strike back.
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Live from Italy, I spoke to the flagship BBC News TV show, The Context, to get into the nitty gritty of Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia.
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I share my perspective on Ukraine’s audacious incursion into Russia. With Kyiv controlling an area about the size of El Paso TX, it’s the biggest foreign incursion into Russia since the end of WW II
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On BBC News, I spoke live with Nawal al-Maghafi about Ukraine’s audacious incursion into Russia. And what we can expect from the Kremlin in response
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As 45 leaders of European governments gather in Blenheim Palace, the pairing of Donald Trump with JD Vance will be top of mind. As I told CNN’s Rosemary Church, I don’t think they’ve ever had to deal with a potential US VP who claims to be a descendant of “hillbilly royalty.”
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Ten years after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the pursuit of justice cannot stop. My personal postcard from Amsterdam, where I joined mourning families and grieving nations to remember the 298 innocent souls who perished…
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As Washington prepares for a landmark NATO summit marking 75 years, some 5,000 miles away in Ukraine the mood is hardly one of celebration.
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In the afterglow of the G7 and Ukraine Peace Summit, I speak to CNN's Rosemary Church on whether we've inched any closer to a peace in Ukraine. The discussion takes place as Russian President Vladimir Putin visits ally North Korea today - and as the NATO chief slams Beijing for aiding the Russian war machine
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In between the G7 in Italy and the giant Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, I provide perspective for BBC News
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With so many summits going on simultaneously - the NATO foreign ministers meeting, the G7 in Italy and the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland - I try to make sense of it all, live from Berlin.
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Live from Asia, where Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky recently visited, I speak to anchor Paula Newton about how the apology made by US President Joe Biden will go over in Ukraine. I also talk about how countries such as Thailand are benefitting hugely by not signing onto key western sanctions.
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Russian forces have made some slight gains in eastern Ukraine as President Zelensky embarks on a tour of Southeast Asian capitals in a bid to drum up support for an upcoming peace summit.
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Canada’s capital city holds many nostalgic memories for me. However, the post-pandemic recovery has been slow, making the central core resemble a ghost town. I weigh in…
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In this Times Radio interview, I speculate what would happen should Russian President Vladimir Putin reach for nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine
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A torturous delay in the approval of badly-needed aid for Ukraine is over. However can the support reach the frontlines in time to make a difference? I speak to CNN’s Anna Coren.
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Russian President Putin’s has issued a decree to enrol 150,000 conscripts into the military. I speak about the move to CNN anchor Amara Walker as well as about the current situation here and what’s up with promised aid to Ukraine.
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Another wave of overnight Russian drone and missile strikes has hit critical infrastructure and targeted cities as far west as Lviv. I speak about the cumulative impact of the daily strikes with CNN anchor Anna Coren.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has delivered a blunt warning that Europe has entered a "pre-war era" and if Ukraine is defeated by Russia, nobody in Europe will be able to feel safe. I place the remarks into context for BBC News, live from Kyiv
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As US legislators debate further aid for Ukraine, countless men and women have paid the ultimate price to defend their country from Russian aggression - and to prevent Moscow from making further territorial grabs.
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On the two year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I speak to BBC News about the mood on the ground. Live from Kyiv.
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