Complexion of politics in europe right now as we face the worst crisis in recent memory and as ukraine is battling for all our democracies and all our values. that s, as she they said, putint in france today. and i was getting reaction from french officials today and they were breathing here in washington and they were breathing a collective sigh of relief. they were petrified marine la pen was going to become president of france. thank you so much. thanks, jim. putin critic poisoned survivor and prisoner. see the unbelievable true story of a man who took on putin and lived to expose the truth. the cnn film, navalny, it s terrific. it airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. on cnn. here s a preview.
Lesson, the more optimist lesson is it s never too late. it s late, but it s still better than tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, et cetera. so that s a big, you know, i told you so movie that plays very differently today in light of the war with ukraine. and there s a moment in the film when navalny delivers a very moving message to the russian people. let s listen. my message for the situation is very simple. not give up. do me a favor. answer this one in russian. [ speaking foreign language ]
As i watch the film, i felt like i was in the room with alexei navalny and i know so many of our cnn colleagues worked with you and others in putting this film together. it s a remarkable film and i just want to encourage our viewers to tune in. thank you very much for everything that you ve done. we appreciate it. thank you very much. thank you. and be sure to tune in. the incredible and award winning cnn film, navalny, airs tonight at 9:00. we do a lot of plugs here. you have to watch this fill. . it is such an important film. tonight at 9:00 here on cnn. we ll be right back in a moment. cloudy glasses? whenen detergent alone isn t enough. .add finish jet drdry 3 in 1. to dry, prevent spots, and prprotect glasses against cloudiness. the dishes aren t done witithout finish jet dry 3 in 1.
What we ve seen for the last seven weeks. russia has committed war crimes on a grand scale. they have murdered the citizens of ukraine. they have bombed houses, schools, hospitals, churches. everything that you could consider in violation of the humanitarian aspect of warfare. the violation of land war, they ve done. so it doesn t surprise me at all that we hear this on audio recordings unencrypted recordings that i m sure will be confirmed not just in this instance, but probably several more the ukrainian minister of defense has. all right, lieutenant general. great to see you. thanks for those insights. quick programming note. make sure you catch the unbelievable true story of the man who took on putin and lived to expose the truth. sun dance award winning cnn film, navalny, airs tomorrow night at 9:00 here on cnn.
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