authorities on both sides say they are taking immediate steps to end the violence. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in vladimir putin s mind, ukraine is a fake state manipulated by the west. his effort to drag it back into the russian world began long before his all out invasion a year ago. back in 2014, he showed his contempt for kyiv sovereignty in crimea and the donbas. ironically, putin s denial of ukraine s identity has strengthened what he set out to destroy. my guest is 0lesya khromeychuk. writer, historian and sister of a fallen ukrainian soldier. even now, do ukraine s allies understand what the stakes really are in this war? 0lesya khromeychuk, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for inviting me, stephen. it s a great pleasure to have you in this studio in london. and you live in london. you re the director of the ukrainian institute here in london. you re an historian of ukraine and eastern europe. and
abducted new video appears to show russian officers dragging a young man into the back of the car, forcing him to fight putin s war. coming as we learn just how many more troops putin thinks he needs on the battlefield now. plus, former vice president mike pence wrapping up his testimony before the grand jury investigating trump just moments ago. what we are learning tonight about his five-plus hours behind closed doors today. and tucker carlson s pattern of offensive and sexist comments about women, it s not just about calling women the c word. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. dragged into war, new joid into outfront shows the violent tactics russia is using right now to get young known the front lines. so, what you re seeing on this video is what s believed to be a russian conscript, a young man, being forced into the back of a car in moscow. the young man is resisting. young man is screaming for help. but he loses. he s taken away. and the perso
why i got up and went. i ve got a purpose in life out there. you didn t have any military experience previously? 100% civilian. from those who d never held a weapon, to experienced soldiers, british volunteers are fighting and dying alongside the people of ukraine. i did not find out until the day before he was coming. a lot of people are like, why you are here and why are you doing this? is there a kind of war tourism? as i tracked down the people who did not have to be in this war, we find stories of bravery. get me a chest seal, open the bag. ..and friendship. everyone 0k? i am proud of what i have achieved, but i m proud of the guys who i am out there with. ..of a search for adventure and of sacrifice. i wish we could have kept him here. we are on our way to the ukrainian border to meet up with a medical team that are helping to evacuate an injured british fighter, but their ambulance has broken down and they have had to get another one, so fingers crossed they will make
never held a weapon, to experienced soldiers, british volunteers are fighting and dying alongside the people of ukraine. i did not find out until the day before he was coming. a lot of people are like, why you are here and why are you doing this? is there a kind of war tourism? as i tracked down the people who did not have to be in this war, we find stories of bravery. get me a chest seal, open the bag. ..and friendship. everyone 0k? i am proud of what i have achieved, but i m proud of the guys who i am out there with. ..of a search for adventure and of sacrifice. i wish we could have kept him here. we are on our way to the ukrainian border to meet up with a medical team that are helping to evacuate an injured british fighter, but their ambulance has broken down and they have had to get another one so fingers crossed they will make it out. thousands of volunteers have made this journey into the conflict, and i am on a mission to find out what they have been up to. sharif from
i ve got a purpose in life out there. you didn t have any military experience previously? 100% civilian. from those who d never held a weapon to experienced soldiers, british volunteers are fighting and dying alongside the people of ukraine. i didn t find out till the day before he was going. a lot of people are like, why you are here and why are you doing this? is there a kind of war tourism? as i tracked down the people who didn t have to be in this war, we find stories of bravery. get me a chest seal, open the bag. ..and friendship. everyone 0k? i am proud of what i ve achieved, i m proud of the guys who i m out there with. ..of a search for adventure and of sacrifice. i wish we could ve kept him here. we re on our way to the ukrainian border to meet up with a medical team that are helping evacuate an injured british fighter. but their ambulance has broken down and they ve had to get another one, so fingers crossed they ll make it out. thousands of volunteers have made