Ian Bateson

Ian Bateson is a foreign correspondent living in Kiev, Ukraine. He has written for Reuters, the Guardian, the Daily Beast and AL Jazeera. He tweets as @ianbateson.

Ukraine’s eastern front: a Trump card in a bigger game?

Everybody wants better relations between Russia and the west. But leaders in Moscow and DC could throw Ukraine under the bus to get them.

By Ian Bateson

/ 31 Jan 2017

Turning our backs on Ukraine

Two years after the tumultuous events of 2014, Ukraine is falling out of international media — with consequences for Ukraine’s democracy.

By Ian Bateson

/ 11 May 2016

The remains of MH17

There has so far been little sign of the cooperation which could lead to some form of closure for the MH17 bereaved. But that could be changing…

By Ian Bateson

/ 23 Jul 2014