Historical dimension has gone short shrift ever since the awful of vents of the holodomor in the early 1930s. We have a wonderful panel for you today. I do not think i need to name all of them. Bios of here on the each, people well prepared to discuss this very serious topic. More things. Ay two one, this event is timed in part to something very unusual, a fulllength regular movie, bitter harvest, coming to you later this week. You may have seen it advertised over the weekend. It is well worth seeing. It keeps your attention on a very difficult subject. It is not a documentary. It is a fulllength feature film which seems to be the way to catch peoples attention in this postmodern age. I did not need to be reminded, you can follow us at fu rtureukraine. I will introduce Timothy Fairbank who will be moderating. Tim . Sorry i knew i would make a mistake. [video clip] there have been always those who are trying to take our free freedom. Ukraine must be talked about. [indiscernible] i must
Good afternoon. I am john herbst. We have a somewhat different even for you this afternoon and thank you for coming. Nice to see we have a goodsized crowd. The title of this event is connecting. I say this is an unusual in and for the Atlantic Council because this is kind of a deeper dive than usual into history. Not that we ignore history. Of course we dont. But we spend a little more time on the historical dimension today than on the current dimension. It is important because this pork historical aspect has been shortchanged since the early 1930s. We have a wonderful panel for you today. I dont think i need to name all of them. Bios of each. People well prepared to discuss this very serious topic. Let me just say two more things. One, this event is time in part to some tied to something very unusual. , fulllength regular movie bitter harvest is coming to a theater near you this week. You may have seen advertisements over the weekend. I have seen a more than once. It is well worth see
The early 1930s. We had a wonderful panel for you today. I dont think i need to name all of them. You have here the bios of each. People well prepared to discuss this very serious topic. Let me just say two more things. One, this event is timed in part to something very unusual, a fulllength regular movie, bitter harvest, coming to a theater near you later this week. You may have seen advertisement for this on tv over the weekend. Ive seen a pic of fact ive more in touch more than once. He keeps your attention a very, very difficult subject. But its not a documentary. Its a fulllength feature film which seems to be the way to catch peoples attention in this post modernist age. Second thing and hepatitis a i did not need to be reminded, you can follow us at hashtag future ukraine. And with that, i think im done. I will just introduce Timothy Fairbanks is a senior fellow nonresident senior fellow at our center will be moderating todays discussion. Tim . Sorry, i knew i would make a mista
Alex Drueke was released by Russian separatists last September. Once he was home, he talked with APR news about his time as a POW. Drueke says he prayed for death before he realized he was finally coming home.