by James Chaplin | Oct 20, 2022 | Current Affairs, Notes From Ukraine
Across Europe, the first real pain points of the Ukraine war are starting to be felt, as inflation rockets, in part caused by energy prices. Already in the USA, certain Republicans are said to favour pulling financial aid and focusing on the domestic economy instead....
by James Chaplin | Sep 26, 2022 | Current Affairs, Notes From Ukraine
With Russia driven out of the Kharkiv oblast, the defeat on the battlefield is so humiliating for Putin, that it is perhaps unsurprising that he has responded in the way he has. After all, his only other options were to retreat (not likely) or continue to slowly lose...
by James Chaplin | Sep 8, 2022 | Current Affairs, Notes From Ukraine
As the Ukrainian army commences its counter-offensive in Kherson, this could be the battle that changes the course of the war. Why is Kherson so significant? Crimea has no source of freshwater itself, it comes from Kherson. For the Russians therefore to hold Crimea,...
by James Chaplin | Jul 11, 2022 | Current Affairs, Notes From Ukraine
Across the European continent, champagne corks would have been fizzing at the announcement that Boris Johnson had been forced to resign. For the French and Germans, the idea of being able to reset relations with the UK was impossible for as long as he was in charge....
by James Chaplin | May 9, 2022 | Current Affairs, Notes From Ukraine
As V Day takes place across Europe, the symbolism of this day is taking on a new meaning, for people across the continent. On the one hand, Putin looks to position the special operation as being to defeat Ukrainian fascists, whilst in Ukraine, the parallels with...
by James Chaplin | Mar 20, 2022 | Current Affairs, Notes From Ukraine
Finally, Putin’s master plan is indisputable, to unite all Russian-speaking people under one Greater Russia where he rules over all of them. Countries with large ethnic Russian diasporas are to be either absorbed in through union (such as Belarus) or targeted for...
