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
Her husband, the senator, as he winds up and does his thing. And its such a brilliant scene. I mean, its brilliant just in terms of the writing and in terms of whats happening in the plot, but so brilliant in the way its shot because even though shes in the room with him while he is causing this scene, shes physically in the same space as him, you can see the way its shot, that shes not actually looking at him in person. Shes paying attention to the screen, which you can also see in her field of vision. On the screen, she can see what he looks like on camera, on leave television, as he pulls off this stunt in a congressional hearing room with the secretary of defense. It is such a great scene. And yes, the guy you will sort of recognize halfway into it, is in fact frank sinotary, and hes amazing in this movie. This has been my Favorite Movie since i was a teenager for a reason. Just watch this. Mr. Secretary, i have a question, sir. Who are you, sir . I am United States senator john ic
As i said, its not a spoiler, you figured out really soon as you watch it. But angela lens berry is a she is hidden from the public villain. She is the part behind the throne. She is the wife of an increasingly highprofile u. S. Senator, but you soon learned that he is a puppet, she is the one pulling all the strings. Here is a clip. You can see angela lens buried here. You see her quiet evil satisfaction, while she was knowingly watching, her her husband senator wind up and do his thing. It is a brilliant scene. It is brilliant just in terms of the rioting and in terms of what is happening in the plot, but its brilliant in the terms of how it shot. Even though she is in the room with him while he is causing the scene, she is physically in the same spaces him, you can see the way its shot that shes not actually looking at him in person. She is paying attention to the screen, which you can also see in her field of vision. On the screen, she can see what he looks like on camera, on live
Him while he is causing this scene, shes physically in the same space as him, you can see the way its shot, that shes s not actually looking at him in person. Shes paying attention to the screen, which you can also see in her field of vision. On the screen, she can see what he looks like on camera, on leave television, as he pulls off this stunt in a congressional hearing room with the secretary of defense. It is such a great scene. And yes, the guy you will sort e of recognize halfway into it, is in fact Frank Sinatra, and hes amazing in this movie. This has been my Favorite Movie since i was a teenager for a reason. Anin b just watch this. Mr. Secretary, i have a question, sir. Who are you, sir . I am United States senator john iceland, and i have a question so serious that the safety of our nation may well a depend on your answer. Who . Mr. Secretary, if you please. What the hell are you talking about . What is this . Mr. Secretary, im kind of new at this job, but i dont think its g