the gunman is also dead. police have spoken of multiple injuries. now on bbc news it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. right now, russia s war on ukraine is being waged from house to house, town to town in the eastern donbas. the strategy is simple destroy and then occupy the ruins. but the annihilation strategy isn t restricted to the battlefield. the kremlin is seeking to erase ukraine s history, culture and sense of identity. my guest today is the ukrainian raised, internationally renowned historian serhii plokhy. what s the best response to this weaponization of history? serhii plokhy, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. you are a harvard historian. you ve lived in the united states for a long time, and yet you were raised inside ukraine. so is it possible for you to bring a dispassionate historian s eye to what is happening in ukraine right now? or is it far too personal? that s what i am trying to do to bring this dispassionate analysis
welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. right now, russia s war on ukraine is being waged from house to house, town to town in the eastern donbas. the strategy is simple destroy and then occupy the ruins. but the annihilation strategy isn t restricted to the battlefield. the kremlin is seeking to erase ukraine s history, culture and sense of identity. my guest today is the ukrainian raised, internationally renowned historian serhii plokhy. what s the best response to this weaponization of history? serhii plokhy, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. you are a harvard historian. you ve lived in the united states for a long time, and yet you were raised inside ukraine. so is it possible for you to bring a dispassionate historian s eye to what is happening in ukraine right now? or is it far too personal? that s what i am trying to do to bring this dispassionate analysis and help understanding of what is going on from the historical perspective. but it s extremely cl
and two teachers died in a mass shooting at an elementary school. the coffin of ten year old ameriejo garza was borne into the sacred heart catholic church, across the road from her school. those are the headlines. now on bbc news it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. right now, russia s war on ukraine is being waged from house to house, town to town in the eastern donbas. the strategy is simple destroy and then occupy the ruins. but the annihilation strategy isn t restricted to the battlefield. the kremlin is seeking to erase ukraine s history, culture and sense of identity. my guest today is the ukrainian raised, internationally renowned historian serhii plokhy. what s the best response to this weaponization of history? serhii plokhy, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. you are a harvard historian. you ve lived in the united states for a long time, and yet you were raised inside ukraine. so is it possible for you to bring a
to the battlefield. the kremlin is seeking to erase ukraine s history, culture and sense of identity. my guest today is the ukrainian raised, internationally renowned historian serhii plokhy. what s the best response to this weaponization of history? serhii plokhy, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. you are a harvard historian. you ve lived in the united states for a long time, and yet you were raised inside ukraine. so is it possible for you to bring a dispassionate historian s eye to what is happening in ukraine right now? or is it far too personal? that s what i am trying to do to bring this dispassionate analysis and help understanding of what is going on from the historical perspective. but it s extremely close to home in personal terms, and in terms also of the kind of history that i study, and studied and wrote about. never i thought that it would be at the very centre of the major international crisis, the biggest and the most horrible war that we have
winner of the eu elections and is predicted to win 30% of the vote, and a sorry high. a call for elections once the victory became clear, arguing the legitimacy is reported to the test. the leader in the assembly welcome was the eventual decision to call a snap vote. translation: they confirm our movement is the major force - for change in france and we are ready to exercise power over the french people placing their trust in us. we are ready to turn the country around, ready to defend the interest of the french, ready to put an end to mass immigration and ready to make the purchasing power of the french a priority. we are ready to start industrialisation of the country, in short, ready to turn the country around, ready to revive france. the overall winner of the elections was the president of the european commission. and her people s party grouping. they picked up a dozen seats taking them once again as the largest group and this is her celebrating their win with supporters