on february 2a, vladimir putin s invasion shattered peace in europe and shook the rest of the world. within hours, he called a meeting in the kremlin. and summoned 37 of his most powerful oligarchs ultra wealthy businessmen who control key sectors of the russian economy. he knows that their businesses are critical to the functioning of his government. he s got steelmakers in there that are going to keep making steel for his tanks. he s got bankers in there. putin calls the meeting, really, for two reasons. the first is to make them, if you like, complicit in the action. he is saying that, these are my people, they support me. the second was to say, if you wanted to keep your wealth and your power in russia, you ve got to be with me and all the consequences that that entails.
early this morning, we heard explosions here in the capital, kyiv, and in other major cities. on february 2a, vladimir putin s invasion shattered peace in europe and shook the rest of the world. within hours, he called a meeting in the kremlin. ..and summoned 37 of his most powerful oligarchs ultra wealthy businessmen who control key sectors of the russian economy. he knows that their businesses are critical to the functioning of his government. he s got steelmakers in there that are going to keep making steel for his tanks. he s got bankers in there. putin calls the meeting, really, for two reasons. the first is to make them, if you like, complicit in the action. he is saying that, these are my people, they support me. the second was to say,
early this morning, we heard explosions here in the capital, kyiv, and in other major cities. on february 2a, vladimir putin s invasion shattered peace in europe and shook the rest of the world. within hours, he called a meeting in the kremlin. and summoned 37 of his most powerful oligarchs ultra wealthy businessmen who control key sectors of the russian economy. he knows that their businesses are critical to the functioning of his government. he s got steelmakers in there that are going to keep making steel for his tanks. he s got bankers in there. putin calls the meeting, really, for two reasons. the first is to make them, if you like, complicit in the action. he is saying that, these are my people, they support me. the second was to say, if you wanted to keep your wealth and your power in russia, you ve got to be
translation: i met the band just a few weeksjust before . moscow launched a full scale attack on their country. they rehearsed their song called war, and told me about the horrors about the conflict they went through when it started in 2014. they believed no one would want to repeat it. sadly they turned out to be wrong. on february 2a, russia invaded ukraine. shortly after, their city came under heavy bombardment. singing in ukrainian. translation: there was one explosion, then another one, | and it was so strong that the whole building was shaking, but after much fatigue i started screaming at my parents, telling them that we have to go. eventually, all four members of the band were evacuated.
sadly they turned out to be wrong. on february 2a, russia invaded ukraine. shortly after, their city came under heavy bombardment. singing in ukrainian. translation: there was one explosion, then another one, and it was so strong that the whole building was shaking, but after much fatigue i started screaming at my parents, telling them that we have to go. eventually, all four members of the band were evacuated. this is their first reunion since they left avdiivka. and they immediately went to a local studio to rehearse their song war. its lyrics now, the young musicians say, sound completely different than before. singing in ukrainian.