while in the custody of the morality police had saddened everyone and was being investigated with transparency. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. a few days ago, oleksandr shapoval, one of ukraine s leading ballet dancers, was killed while serving with the ukrainian army, fighting the russian invasion. art and culture are not immune from the impact of war. my guest today knows that well. alexei ratmansky is a world renowned choreographer, with roots in both russia and ukraine. once director of the bolshoi ballet in moscow, he is now putting on a special production of giselle with the united ukrainian ballet to show the world ukrainian culture lives on. has ballet become a battleground? thank you very much. it s an honour to be here. we re delighted to have you here. you are here in london because you are mounting this extraordinary set of performances of giselle, performed by ukrainian dancers. how can you go about putting on a performance wi
virtual meeting with her privy counsel. palace declined to give further details, but members of the royal family have rushed to balmoral castle in scotland to be at her side. sandra: millions who have only known the reign of queen elizabeth over 70 years are now praying for her recovery. we are covering this from all angles. steve hilton will be joining us in just a moment. but we begin with greg palkot live in london what we are learning. hi, sandra, john. u.k., perhaps around the world holding their breath right now and yes, wishing prayers to the queen in the wake of the news about her ill health. this morning royal household announced following further evaluation, the queen s doctors are concerned for her majesty s health and recommended she remain under medical supervision, adding she remains comfortable at her scottish estate of balmoral. she was seen on tuesday meeting with the new prime minister liz truss. truss has underscored the longevity, and the queen had to
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