Russia a plane with sixty five passengers and six crew members onboard has crashed outside moscow shortly after takeoff leaving no survivors. We havent seen him for three months he was working. We want. Wasnt where it. Was a way to help nephew dislikes or a memory of one to see those so sorry for the daughters its terribly sad. Yes and mind what im trying not to my sound as if i didnt. Always wanted to be a pilot he loved everything related to flying he was in love with the sky. These are the first images of the crash site that emerged online after the tragedy the footage was apparently shot by locals the plane came down near a village about sixty kilometers southeast of moscow the plane was heading to or skate city close to the russian border with kazakhstan it took off from airport in the russian mc capital four minutes later the plane disappeared from radar investigators say the crew did not report any irregularities to air Traffic Control before tragedy struck and this is a birds e
Seen through a post soviet lens. Of success the strike to the soviet union and somehow or other images of. Starvation in the country of extreme cold discomfort of rudeness of the kinds of things that unfortunately still linger and you wrote the whole book to address some of those negative stereotypes and i think you have a very unusual take for a western or former western diplomat. When it comes to russia because. I think theres a lot of understanding theres also a lot of compassion in your book and i really appreciate that but i would want to ask you whether you ever felt that you are giving this country an easy pass i dont think i think that the majority of the content of my book. Times very disagreeable parts of russias history ive got a chapter on the leg museum ive got a chapter on the Jewish Museum of tolerance and i and i talked very frankly in those two chapters of some of the black spots in russias history and i think what i felt as a former professional diplomat for thirty ye
Him so he can say more about the tragedy that occurred in texas over it weekend. Top of the morning and i thank you, mr. Chairman. Welcome. All nine witnesses. All time hearing. And the distinguished gentleman from wisconsin. Let me just say briefly that before discussing the important topic of the days hearing, i want to raise another issue that we must unfortunately confront with urgency. On sunday, a gunman shot and killed 26 church goers in southern springs, texas. We now know that information concerning his Court Marshal for Domestic Abuse should have been submitted by the air force to the National Instant criminal background check system and should have been prevented from purchasing firearms from licensed gun dealers via the brady background check system. Yesterday before this information came to light, i wrote to you, mr. Chairman, requesting that the briefing planned for our members tomorrow afternoon by atf on the issue of bump stocks. Be expanded through the fbi to discuss t
Over it weekend. Top of the morning and i thank you, mr. Chairman. Welcome. All nine witnesses. All time hearing. And the distinguished gentleman from wisconsin. Let me just say briefly that before discussing the important topic of the days hearing, i want to raise another issue that we must unfortunately confront with urgency. On sunday, a gunman shot and killed 26 church goers in southern springs, texas. We now know that information concerning his Court Marshal for Domestic Abuse should have been submitted by the air force to the National Instant criminal background check system and should have been prevented from purchasing firearms from licensed gun dealers via the brady background check system. Yesterday before this information came to light, i wrote to you, mr. Chairman, requesting that the briefing planned for our members tomorrow afternoon by atf on the issue of bump stocks. Be expanded through the fbi to discuss the background check issues. Related to southern springs. And in
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