so, is europe still ready and willing to do whatever it takes to back kyiv? president petr pavel, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. i must start, mr president, by congratulating you on your recent inauguration. but i must admit, it doesn t really make sense that you are sitting here with me as president of the czech republic, becausejust a few short years ago, you said, i am a soldier at heart. i do not intend to transform into the role of a politician. so what happened 7 every soldier is used to serve his country, and wherever one sees that his country is in danger, it s like a call, a call of duty. so, i saw my own country being threatened by populism, and there was a quite serious risk that our future president will be very similar to what is viktor orban for hungary. and i simply didn t want something like that to happen to my country. the ukraine war was also a big factor in the election campaign. mr babis accused you of being, and i use his own word, a warmon
officials say they d have an unfair advantage due to increased strength and muscle mass. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, from prague, i m stephen sackur. vladimir putin hoped that europe s determination to stand with ukraine after russia s invasion would not last. he counted on a winter energy crisis and economic disruption to weaken european resolve. has that happened 7 well, my guest today is the newly elected president of the czech republic, petr pavel. now, he is a former nato general and a staunch ally of ukraine. so, is europe still ready and willing to do whatever it takes to back kyiv? president petr pavel, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. i must start, mr president, by congratulating you on your recent inauguration. but i must admit, it doesn t really make sense that you are sitting here with me as president of the czech republic, because just a few short years ago, you said, i am a soldier at heart. i do not intend
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underneath all of it as they have gone through this grieving process of their mother, grandmother, and grandmother to an entire nation. 2:30 eastern time, your time back home, 7:30 p.m. london time she will be officially laid to rest with a private ceremony in king george memorial chapel at the windsor castle and will be buried with her parents, sister and late husband prince philip. after the funeral service there will be two receptions, one with members of the royal family at windsor castle, after the procession from the westminster abbey and the guest list of that is heads of state from the commonwealth and u.k. allies such as individuals from other countries. and then an in the church house, i assume for other leaders, senior government leaders and diplomats. a little history of the center of this church. the area they walked over is where henry viii and jane seymour are buried to give you a sense of history in windsor castle and the only son of henry the viii, edward
political outsider in the vein of john mccain. let s be honest, if john mccain as a child had been dropped on his head and into a vat of acid, and you see why republican trying to change the conversation. mitch mcconnell knows that candidate quality really does matter. even when the political winds should be in his party s favor. look at the 2010 and 2012 election cycles. maybe remember delaware republican senate candidate christine o donnell, who after confessing she dabbled in witchcraft has aired a campaign ad saying she wasn t a rich. or caught todd aiken, whose lead in the polls came to a halt when he said there were legitimate forms of rape. when house democrats got walked and lost dozens of seats in couldn t win the senate for republican, and i couldn t do it in 2012 even. mitch mcconnell knows political losers when he sees them. and it s clear he doesn t have a lot of hope for his crop of contenders. joining us now is former democratic congressman, max rosa of new