after six years of terrible bloodshed, could 2017 dramatically shift the dynamic of the syria conflict? change is in the air. aleppo has fallen to the assad regime, and a ceasefire deal brokered by russia and turkey is just about folding. moscow s dominant role in the diplomatic endgame is now undisputed, with ankara playing a pivotal role as well. my guest is bassma kodmani of the negotiating team of the syrian opposition. is it time for the moderate rebels to accept their de facto defeat? bassma kodmani, in paris, welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. thank you. it s a pleasure to have you on the programme. let me start with a question that comes directly from the new year. do you see 2017 bringing with it better prospects for an end to the conflict in syria than we have seen at any time in the previous, almost, six years? i do, carefully optimistic, but i do. i do hope, and we are working towards making 2017 the end of the disaster of the tragedy and the beginning of a poli
have been giving evidence about alleged russian cyber hacking before a powerful congressional committee. russia s always denied the accusations that relate to last year s us presidential election. nick bryant sent this report. washington is investigating what could be the biggest political break in since watergate. in the ‘70s, it was the building belonging to the democratic national committee that was burgled. in 2016, it was the computer system at the party s present headquarters. a robbery in cyberspace, rather than in person. and us intelligence believes it was orchestrated by vladimir putin, from the kremlin, to help donald trump win the election. i want to welcome all our members back to the committee. today, those allegations were aired publicly on capitol hill at this republican controlled congressional committee. every american should be alarmed by russia s attacks on our nation. there is no national security interest more vital to the united states of america than
warning yet about the threat, as they see it, from russian cyber attacks to the united states and beyond. they insist there s no doubt russia tried to interfere with the us presidential election, although they ve stopped short of calling it an act of war. they will brief donald trump on friday. the president elect is unconvinced, so far, about moscow s involvement, and the kremlin denies it. nick bryant reports. washington is investigating what could be the biggest political break in since watergate. in the ‘70s, it was the building belonging to the democratic national committee that was burgled. in 2016, it was the computer system at the party s present headquarters. a robbery in cyberspace, rather than in person. and us intelligence believes it was orchestrated by vladimir putin, from the kremlin, to help donald trump win the election. i want to welcome all our members back to the committee. today, those allegations were aired publicly on capitol hill at this republican c
american intelligence chiefs have given their most explicit warning yet about the threat, as they see it, from russian cyber attacks to the united states and beyond. they insist there s no doubt russia tried to interfere with the us presidential election, although they ve stopped short of calling it an act of war. they will brief donald trump on friday. the president elect is unconvinced, so far, about moscow s involvement and the kremlin denies it. washington is investigating what could be the biggest political break in since watergate. in the ‘70s, it was the building belonging to the democratic national committee that was burgled. in 2016, it was the computer system at the party s present headquarters. a robbery in cyberspace, rather than in person. and us intelligence believes it was orchestrated by vladimir putin, from the kremlin, to help donald trump win the election. i want to welcome all our members back to the committee. today, those allegations were aired publicl
Stand? that would be suicide and open up pandora s box and republican committee will be waiting for him to go on the witness stand. it would be foolish. they should cut a deal. brian: can they still cut a deal? moments ago, hunter entered and ashley biden, his half-sister just entered the court case. you believe they could cut a deal? i think they can cut a deal if both sides agree, judge could dismiss the jury and take the deal. why go through this charade, should have done it before panelled. factually this case is slam dunk for prosecution, no way hunter biden cannot be found guilty. brian: he does have a hometown jury, everyone knows him. thank you always.