*Latest published work*: “A War Without End” (Cerf, 2017). “Perrette, with a pot of milk on her head, / Nicely placed on her cushion, / Thought she could reach the city without any trouble…” That is to say, Brussels. “Welcome home, welcome to Europe!”
exclaimed the ecstatic Charles Michel, President of the European Council, echoing the inexhaustible President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen: “The future of our continent is being written in Ukraine!” The time was one of optimism. The Ukrainian army had just achieved impressive successes against the Russian invader, with some even mentioning a defeat of Moscow and the overthrow of Putin.