Christian Borchsenius

The diary has reached the Ukrainian highlands, which at times offer glimpses of Nordic latitudes, but history reminds us that Ukraine has had a…

A detour from the rain of bombs over Kyiv brings the diary to the time capsule of a village at Chernelyts’ka, south-east of Ivano-Frankivsk,…

The diary takes a detour from Kyiv through the Carpathians. The journey first goes to Ivano-Frankivsk and the plains, before the route heads up…

Day three follows the journey from Lviv to Kyiv, itself recently battered by heavy missile attacks, despite brilliant sunshine and 35-degree heat. A delayed…

Day two begins with a chance encounter with a young medical student whose father has recently been conscripted. In Lviv, a ceremony honours eight…

Observations from an outsider’s journey through Ukraine in early to mid-August 2026. The route begins in the western city of Lviv before continuing to…

The United States has passed a law penalising countries that permit the import of goods produced with forced labour. Norway is among them and…

Emails released by the US Department of Justice reveal that Thorbjørn Jagland and Jeffrey Epstein discussed the potential purchase of a home in Oslo.…

“Mohammed”, slim and in a white jumper and black jeans, sits on the dock, hiding behind a screen with his head on the desk.…

In the wake of Espen Teigen’s small piece of mockery directed at Sofia Rana, who believed Freia’s Eid/Iftar chocolate was an far-right “hoax”, one…