The Russian economy is going to be very badly damaged, possibly to the point of no return. There is not yet a sense of panic, but as the infrastructure of the financial system gradually switches off … (View Post)

It is around freezing and quite windy and snowing in Kyiv. You need to keep the engine on the stay warm. After two weeks in the field, you really have to wonder if the reason the Ukrainians have kept… (View Post)

Some very shaken Russians out there. The sanctions have only been hitting for a day or so and the situation is already quite bad, the banks are on their knees and no payment system is working. The Ru… (View Post)

Martial Law requires troops and the Russian troops are busy. If this is true then the collapse can not be long behind. (View Post)

Much as I would like to be with you all tonight, I am otherwise engaged, amongst other things I´m also an Honorary Consul in Estonia and have been dealing with citizens of the country who have been c… (View Post)