So, obviously, my immediate question was, can we go? can we get there? setting it up with the ukrainians was not the hard bit. Actually, it was convincing my editors and, you know, layers of management back at the times that this was a safe thing to do, or that we could mitigate the risks involved in it. Because they weren t just about the danger there. They were also these legal risks about. . . . . The legal consequences of illegally crossing into russia, which is how the russian government have perceived the trip. But you obviously persuaded them, cos you went. Just to explain, then, who you did speak to and what the terms were. I suppose the question is, whether you were changing names to protect russians, because getting people, presumably, in russia to speak candidly to western journalists must be very hard? well, yeah, these are people who lived in a very quiet corner of russia, and probably had never had anything to do with a journalist, even a russian journalist, never mind a
To protect russians, to protect russians, because getting people, presumably, in russia to speak candidly to Western Journalists must be very hard . Well, yeah, these are people who lived in a very quiet corner of russia, and probably had never had anything to do with a journalist, even a russian journalist, never mind a foreign one. I gave them their choices. I used first names only. And, you know, gave them the choice. I also made. I made very sure to speak to them out of the earshot of ukrainian journalists as much. Ukraine and had taken aggressive action there. And you attended something that sounded very fascinating, which was that ukraines civilian Military Liaison Officers were showing films to local people about the invasion. And i wonder what the reaction was to the films as you were there . Yeah, i mean, that was extraordinary, and one of the most extraordinary things to watch. There was a small audience of older people who were watching it. I spoke to one of them afterwards,
Catherine philp is world affairs editor at the times. She s reported from war zones for decades, and recently accompanied ukrainian forces across the border into kursk. So, i was coming into ukraine for. . . I ve been coming on and off since before the invasion, and this was a long scheduled visit. Itjust so happened that it came at a time when ukrainian forces had crossed the border into russia. So, obviously, my immediate question was, can we go? can we get there? setting it up with the ukrainians was not the hard bit. Actually, it was convincing my editors and, you know, layers of management back at the times that this was a safe thing to do, or that we could mitigate the risks involved in it. Because they weren t just about the danger there. They were also these legal risks about. . . . . The legal consequences of illegally crossing into russia, which is how the russian government have perceived the trip. But you obviously persuaded them, cos you went. Just to explain, then, who yo
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where President Donald Trump has marked his first working day in office with a decisive shift in americas dealings with the rest of the world. The tra ns Pacific Partnership is a huge Trade Agreement with countries in the pacific rim. Now, mr trump has said he will pull out of the deal negotiated by the Obama Administration. He says it would have damaged Us Manufacturing and jobs. Our north america editor, jon sopel, has the latest. Weve been talking about this for a long time. Oh the power of the pen. These are Executive Orders signed by the president as he starts his first week in thejob. From now on america will have nothing to do with the pacific trade deal. Another order sets in train plans to renegotiate the nafta agreement with mexico and canada. A far more complex undertaking. And theres to be a freeze on recruitment forfederaljobs. One other Executive Order particularly
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where President Donald Trump has marked his first working day in office with a decisive shift in americas dealings with the rest of the world. The tra ns Pacific Partnership is a huge Trade Agreement with countries in the pacific rim. Now, mr trump has said he will pull out of the deal negotiated by the Obama Administration. He says it would have damaged Us Manufacturing and jobs. Our north america editor, jon sopel, has the latest. Weve been talking about this for a long time. Oh the power of the pen. These are Executive Orders signed by the president as he starts his first week in thejob. From now on america will have nothing to do with the pacific trade deal. Another order sets in train plans to renegotiate the nafta agreement with mexico and canada. A far more complex undertaking. And theres to be a freeze on recruitment forfederaljobs. One other Executive Order particularly