On the border Interview with the excellent and eagle-eyed Andrew Connelly (of The World radio station) who spotted a copy of Homage to Catalonia sticking out my rucksack as I queued at Przemysl on the Polish-Ukraine border 01/03/22 Photo of HB and Alex Sokol by Andrew Connelly
War in Ukraine Ukraine lies at the heart of Europe in terms of geography, history and culture, but it is also a post-Soviet state with long-standing ties to Russia. This dual legacy is the pretext for Russia’s genocidal war, but in theory it should be a geopolitical asset. Here is a European country that, uniquely, looks both east and west.
