welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. vladimir putin s ruthless bid to impose his will on ukraine hasn t worked, at least not yet. on the contrary, it has taken an enormous toll of russian blood and treasure, and left the country militarily and economically weakened. so, how come there hasn t been more open dissent within the russian elite? is it fear, brainwashing or a deeper, shared ethno nationalism? well, my guest, boris bondarev, is unique. he s a russian diplomat who quit and condemned putin s ukraine war. why is his a lone voice of insider dissent? boris bondarev, in switzerland, welcome to hardtalk. i want to begin, if i may, by getting a sense of what life is like for you today. last may, you quit your post. you delivered a scathing condemnation of putin and his war. so how is life for you today? well, it s become relatively easier than it was because i don t have to go to my office any more. and i. well, officially and practically, iam now unemployed, so i have a
he spent more than a year in prison after a jury found him guilty, but the verdict was quashed on appeal. now on bbc news it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. vladimir putin s ruthless bid to impose his will on ukraine hasn t worked, at least not yet. on the contrary, it has taken an enormous toll of russian blood and treasure, and left the country militarily and economically weakened. so, how come there hasn t been more open dissent within the russian elite? is it fear, brainwashing or a deeper, shared ethno nationalism? well, my guest, boris bondarev, is unique. he s a russian diplomat who quit and condemned putin s ukraine war. why is his a lone voice of insider dissent? boris bondarev, in switzerland, welcome to hardtalk. i want to begin, if i may, by getting a sense of what life is like for you today. last may, you quit your post. you delivered a scathing condemnation of putin and his war. so how is life for you today? well, it s become relatively easi
awards. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the world health organisation says vaccination programmes should not be halted after a growing list of eu countries decided to suspend the use of the oxford astrazeneca jab over safety concerns. germany, france, spain and italy are all taking the precautionary measure of suspending use of the vaccine because of fears about possible side effects, including blood clots. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. a public display of confidence in the oxford astrazeneca vaccine from northern ireland s chief medical officer today. by contrast, you cannot have the jab in the irish republic, in france, germany and is a growing list of eu countries which have temporarily suspended its use. this is a safe, effective vaccine as recommended by mhra. let s remember, this virus kills people, kills people my age, younger people and older people and the benefits are strongly in favour of people getting this va
And china kids each other with another Sixteen Billion Dollars the entire who stands to lose the most well bring you a special report from one u. S. Region bracing for tough times ahead. And also the u. S. Dollar problem denies any wrongdoing a day off to be implicated in illegal much money payments which of former associates facing jail time will the president have a political price to pay. Hello and welcome. Mr martin with some Breaking News coming from france two people have been killed and another person seriously wounded after a knife attack in the paris suburb of top French Police say the attacker has been shot dead by Security Forces after trying to hide in a building socalled Islamic State has issued a statement claiming responsibility but has offered no evidence off involvement. Seen that same kind of evidence in this Attack Investigators are currently saying that this attack was likely a Family Dispute the suspect has been convicted of apology of terrorism Twenty Sixteen and
Which george h. W. Bush was. And by not going partisan, george w. Bush helped remind us just how starved we are for decency in American Public life. And im going to leave you with that picture, get ready to put to rest one of our points of light, one of my points of light, the 41st president. Thanks to nancy, brett, nick, elise. Thats it for this hour. Im any coko nicolle wallace. Mtp daily is next with chuck todd. Good evening, im chuck todd here in new york. And welcome to mtp daily. Moments ago, president george h. W. Bushs remains arrived by train in college station. Next is a Burial Ceremony at the george bush president ial library. We will be keeping an eye on these proceedings as the 41st president is officially laid to
rest in a few minutes. Well take you back there, but were going to begin tonight with yet another piece of reporting that raises questions if the trump administrations Foreign Policy is for sale. It raises other questions about whether bob mueller might be invest