the relative volumes to lithuanian gas are very small, and there is already a law in parliament that, as of january one, you will not be able to continue. yeah, but i m not really interested injanuary one right now, i m interested in the current situation. estonia, lithuania are not receiving russian gas you are. many people here believe that s because you ve done a deal to pay, for the moment, for russian gas in roubles, have you? no, we cannot. it would be violating all sanctions. as a matter of fact, one of the traders which is buying gas from russia i don t know how they re doing it, maybe through an offshore. you don t know how they re doing it? surely you must know how they re doing it, you re the prime minister! ..is an estonian company, an estonian company is also purchasing. but you are the prime minister. you oversee a government which is committed to maintaining sanctions on russia. you say you are going to stop using russian gas. but at the same time, you acknowledge th
ago, and which is now braced for a new era of confrontation with russia. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine reminded latvians of the russian threat. it also stoked internal tensions because a quarter of latvia s population is ethnic russian, and this country relies heavily on russian gas supplies. well, my guest today is latvia s prime minister, kristjanis karins. just how vulnerable is latvia? prime minister kristjanis karins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine happened six months ago.
hello. this is bbc news. i m shaun ley and these are the headlines. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers go on strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. sevastapol, the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under drone attack again. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister saying he has what thejob requires. he says rival liz truss s tax policies will affect the poorest in society. the government and unions say they re disappointed that p&o ferries will not face criminal action for the way it dismissed 800 workers without notice in march. now on bbc news it s time for hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow s rule some three decades
is no compromise ? no macron s message, he s evolved over time. he said that quite early in the war. i haven t spoken to him in the past month. i think he s probably also on a somewhat different page. last time all of us spoke, we were all very united that ukraine had to win and russia had to lose. and the definition of what is a win i don t think it s up to us outside of ukraine to decide. i think it s up to zelensky, the ukrainian government, and the ukrainian people to decide. but what has to be clear that russia understands that military adventurism does not pay. it will not pay, it s not paying in ukraine, and certainly not outside of ukraine. prime minister karins, i m very grateful to you for joining me on hardtalk. thank you.
i think it s up to zelensky, the ukrainian government, and the ukrainian people to decide. but what has to be clear that russia understands that military adventurism does not pay. it will not pay, it s not paying in ukraine, and certainly not outside of ukraine. prime minister karins, i m very grateful to you for joining me on hardtalk. thank you. hello there. the weather is still looking quite mixed, really, over the coming few days. we end the week with some warm spells of sunshine, but there will be a few