The first Leopard tank arrived in Kyiv in a blizzard of rumours about graft

by Rashmee

Posted on February 9, 2023


On February 7, the first German Leopard 2 tank arrived in Kyiv, with another 100 …

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Ukraine’s defence ministry corruption reshuffle marks a painful moment in an agonising war

by Rashmee

Posted on February 7, 2023


Anyone who wishes Ukraine well will be dismayed by news that its defence minister, Oleksii …

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2022 was cruel but there are reasons to be cheerful about 2023. Happy new year

by Rashmee

Posted on January 1, 2023


As the old year died, it was hard to shed too many tears for it.…

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Putin’s naglost on Ukraine is a feature, not a bug

by Rashmee

Posted on November 25, 2022


Facing reverses on the battlefield, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin is doing his worst, targeting Ukrainian …

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The Ukraine war needs diplomacy not daredevil talk

by Rashmee

Posted on November 9, 2022


News that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron have agreed …

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Zelensky’s ‘camouflage chic’, unrehearsed Churchillian oratory and what victory looks like for Ukraine

by Rashmee

Posted on March 29, 2022


Three telling points emerged from Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes’s interview with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr …

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Dispassionately speaking, 3 things need to be said re. Trump, whistleblower, Bidens & Ukraine

by Rashmee

Posted on September 27, 2019


Stand back from the media circus and there are three points that are not being …

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Corporate compassion: What Ukraine thought a while ago, US thinks tomorrow

by Rashmee

Posted on August 26, 2019


The good thing is American business wants to rethink its role. The bad news is …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK