to cover the conflict. our editorial independence from the uk government is assured and underlined by the trust our audiences have in us. and you know that as well as i do, ros, because you present output on our international services. and i wonder as we talkjamie vera, if we could bring you in from tv rain do you think this is an appropriate contribution for a british broadcaster to be making into the russian media ecosystem? i think that right now, all true information is essential. and for me personally as a user, it doesn t matter should i use vpn or other channels of getting the information? i think it is essential, right now, it is really complicated to get information. so that s why i totally support the decision of the bbc. so you support it let s also bring in olga irisova, who s editor in chief
government statements, but you are not out there with russian troops, are you? we are not out there with russian troops, are you? troops, are you? we are not currently, troops, are you? we are not currently, no. troops, are you? we are not currently, no. should - troops, are you? we are not currently, no. should you i troops, are you? we are not. currently, no. should you be? it is very currently, no. should you be? it is very difficult currently, no. should you be? it is very difficult to currently, no. should you be? it is very difficult to assess i it is very difficult to assess whether hypothetically that could happen. the decision we would had to take was good we operate with editorial independence if we were on a military embed, is the phrase goesin military embed, is the phrase goes in the industry? we have been able to operate with editorial independence on the ukrainian side of the conflict and you and others will have seen that extraordinary report from quentin som
the bbc world service as, you know, an arm of the uk government. but, of course, as our audiences know, we re nothing of the sort we re an independent public service broadcaster funded by the uk licence fee payer. and therefore, that s why bbc news russian information is so widely trusted in the country and, indeed, of course, bbc news ukrainian services inside ukraine. and they ve never been more needed than they are now. so no discussions whatsoever between bbc news and the uk government with regards to how the bbc covers this conflict? it s not the government sjob or position to tell the bbc how to cover the conflict. our editorial independence from the uk government is assured and underlined by the trust our audiences have in us. and you know that as well as i do, ros, because you present output on our international services. and i wonder as we talk, jamie vera, if we could bring you in from tv rain do you think this is an appropriate contribution for a british broadcaster to
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