staffed, does it? staffed, does it? unlike the american staffed, does it? unlike the american mc. staffed, does it? unlike the american mc. well, - staffed, does it? unlike the american mc. well, the - staffed, does it? unlike the - american mc. well, the embassy has adopted the approach to posture, but my approach of planning for the worst, but hoping for the best and keeping diplomatic channels open in order to have a meaningful engagement, you need the trilateral engagement, you need the trilateral engagement with the ukrainians, russians and our allies in the west, so i think the foreign office are brave but right to calibrate what remains in ukraine so that we can continue to play a part in diplomacy. but at the same time, that shouldn t mean to anybody watching in ukraine today that they should think of that as a reassurance. they should heed my advice, heed what they have heard from government and leave now. harry lee is from the uk and he s a teacher in kharkiv in eastern
notice. but, of course, the politicaljeopardy is there. should he be facing a fine. some of his supporters say he can carry on, but others, particularly a lot of conservatives, are not so sure that s the case and his position could be deeply under threat if this is where this ends. but there is a bit of time to run yet. joining me now is sebastian payne who writes about british politics for the ft. what more do you know about what is going on here because what is it unusualfor going on here because what is it unusual for a going on here because what is it unusualfor a questionnaire going on here because what is it unusual for a questionnaire to going on here because what is it unusualfor a questionnaire to be sent out like this? i unusual for a questionnaire to be sent out like this? sent out like this? i think it is something sent out like this? i think it is something that sent out like this? i think it is something that has sent out like this? i think it is something that has
citizens must get out. united states, united kingdom, australia, canada, japan, latvia, netherlands, and now germany. do you think they have all got it wrong? i and now germany. do you think they have all got it wrong? have all got it wrong? i don t think an one have all got it wrong? i don t think anyone has have all got it wrong? i don t think anyone has got have all got it wrong? i don t think anyone has got anything have all got it wrong? i don t think anyone has got anything wrong, i have all got it wrong? i don t think i anyone has got anything wrong, and i m not anyone has got anything wrong, and i m not going to speculate in this whole i m not going to speculate in this whole situation who is right and who is wrong. whole situation who is right and who is wrong, but i think the government had to is wrong, but i think the government had to take is wrong, but i think the government had to take that response because if something had to take that response because i
how do you feel about the fact that there are russian troops stationed very close to where you are? i think they are probably less than a two hour drive, if they do cross that border. , . ., . ., hour drive, if they do cross that border. , , . ., f , border. things could change quickly. yes, so obviously border. things could change quickly. yes, so obviously there border. things could change quickly. yes, so obviously there is border. things could change quickly. yes, so obviously there is that - yes, so obviously there is that risk, yes, so obviously there is that risk, and yes, so obviously there is that risk, and since i ve been in ukraine it s always risk, and since i ve been in ukraine it s always been a concern for people it s always been a concern for people close to me, family and friends, people close to me, family and friends, that before the escalation now, friends, that before the escalation now. it friends, that before the escalation now. it has frie