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
hello to you, john. this father was visiting his child in a quiet town, shot dead in the hotel lobby. courtyard by marriott, parents of students were staying for parents weekend. identifying him as paul coots of long island. john: two suspects have been charged and both are no strangers to police, and alarming discovery in the pair s hotel room, finding bomb-making materials and manuals. sandra: this senseless killing in moments. alexis mcadams is live here in the new york city newsroom with what more are we learning now about the suspects involved, alexis? hi, sandra. what a tragedy for the family who is from long island here in new york. learning about the suspects and they have quite a long rap sheet and that they were homeless. this was an innocent father and a husband, gunned down while visiting his son at a college in down state new york. supposed to be a nice family weekend and ended in such a tragedy. this is where it happened here on sunday morning in the lobby
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
President xijinping on friday. The uss top diplomat said there has been progress in some areas. He praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl from reaching the us, and the increase in military to military communication. President xi agreed the two sides had made some positive progress since he met his us counterpart, joe biden, in november. Mr xi added that the earth was big enough for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. However, differences between the two countries still remain. Chinas foreign minister, wang yi, remarked that the us has taken endless measures to suppress chinas economy, trade, and technology. He warned that, if such factors continued to grow, it could derail efforts to stabilize us china ties. Translation the negative factors in the translation the negative factors in the relationship i translation the Negativel Factors in the relationship are still increasing and building, and the relationship is facing all kinds of disruptions.
President xi agreed the two sides had made some positive progress since he met his us counterpart, joe biden, in november. Mr xi added that the earth was big enough for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. However, differences between the two countries still remain. Chinas foreign minister wang yi remarked that the us has taken endless measures to suppress chinas economy, trade, and technology. He warned that if such factors continued to grow, it could derail efforts to stabilize us china ties. Translation the negative factors in the relationship i are still increasing and building, and the relationship is facing all kinds of disruptions. Chinas legitimate Development Rights have been unreasonably suppressed and are core interests are facing challenges. Should china and the us move forward with stability or return to a downward spiral . This is a major question before our two countries. For the United States, areas of concern include chinas claims over taiwan and the s