The deaths that occurred were all avoidable and those who lived in the tower were badly failed by those who were responsible for ensuring the safety of the building and its occupants. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty to protect you and your Loved Ones, the people that we are here to serve, and i am deeply sorry. Human life was never a priority and we lost friends, neighbours and Loved Ones in the most horrific way. Through greed, corruption, incompetence and negligence. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Vladimir putin talks of restoring greatness to what he calls the russian world an expansive territory which, as ukrainians know to their cost, stretches far beyond russias current borders. Putins Expansionist Nationalism requires military power, but its harnessed the cultural spiritual authority of the russian Orthodox Church, too. My guest, andrey kordochkin, was a russian Orthodox Priest who spoke out against the ukraine war and the putinisation of his c
But is he swimming against an unstoppable tide? andrey kordochkin, andrey kordochkin, welcome to hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you. It s a great honour it s a great honour and privilege to be here. And privilege to be here. Well, it s great to have you well, it s great to have you in the studio. In the studio. Let me take you back let me take you back to february 2022. To february 2022. Putin orders putin orders an all out invasion of ukraine. That this would be the end an all out invasion of ukraine. Within days, you, a priest within days, you, a priest in the russian orthodox church, in the russian orthodox church, choose to speak out choose to speak out against the invasion. Against the invasion. When you did that, did you feel when you did that, did you feel that this would be the end of your career in the russian orthodox church? i think that when the war has begun, very few of us could actually give a prediction of what is going to come through. So i think that
The battle of bethlehem starts right now. For you to understand the battle in bethel have you first have to understand the significance of this holy city. At christmas time the thoughts of people everywhere go back to the little town of bethlehem or jesus was born. Were glad tidings first were heard. While the shepherds watched their flocks. 2000 years ago the virgin mary and joseph arrived here, there is no room for them in the end so they went to a manger. Right behind me. Where the baby jesus was born. Here in bethlehem. Its the beginning of christianity here in the state of israel. The manger was actually in a cave. Which became a shrine and in the year 330 a. D. , the First Christian Roman Emperor constantine built a church above it. We were invited in for an exclusive look. Hey hello. How are you. Thank you so much for having us. Youre going to show us the church today . Yes the church of nativity. Were gonna walk by the main entrance of the church which goes back six centuries a
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