▁h ired ▁by ▁Re ut ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Br uss els ▁before ▁being ▁sent ▁from ▁Fle et ▁Street ▁to ▁East ▁Berlin ▁by ▁the ▁news ▁ag ency , ▁where ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁non - G erman ▁correspond ent . ▁Mill ar ▁also ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁Sol id ar ity ▁movement ▁in ▁Poland ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Wars aw ▁and ▁then ▁Moscow . ▁He ▁joined ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁before ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Te legraph , ▁whose ▁editor ▁Per egr ine ▁Wor st hor ne ▁agreed ▁to ▁Mill ar ' s ▁suggestion ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Central ▁Europe ▁Cor respond ent : ▁" I ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁let ▁me ▁style ▁myself ▁Central ▁Europe ▁Cor respond ent , ▁thereby ▁not ▁just ▁invent ing ▁a ▁job ▁but ▁rev ital ising ▁a ▁term ▁– ▁Central ▁Europe ▁– ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁current ▁for ▁centuries ▁but ▁d orm ant ▁since ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁continent ' s ▁split ▁down ▁an ▁ide ological ▁fault ▁line ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁stages ▁of ▁The ▁Cold ▁War , ▁Mill ar ▁moved ▁to ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁East ▁Berlin ▁during ▁demonstr ations ▁during ▁Soviet ▁leader ▁Mik h ail ▁G orb ache v ' s ▁visit ▁for ▁East ▁Germany ' s ▁ 4 0 th ▁anni versary