Leonid volkov in lithuania, welcome to hardtalk. We need to begin, i think, by establishing what kind of contact you have with Alexei Navalny right now. Do you have any means of contacting him . Now the only way to contact him is that his lawyers, not even the relatives, but the lawyers are allowed to visit him two or three times a week and they dont enjoy privacy during those visits. So its like supervised contact, but still, we manage at least to pass some basic information about, like, whats going on. But to tell that alexei is now orchestrating the protests from his cell is a little bit too much. He actually isnt able to do it. But his political structure, the structure he has built that im now managing, is capable of, at least for some time, of keeping pace, of running forward, along with the directions we discussed with him when he left berlin for moscow a week ago. What kind of condition is he in . Because im mindful that he recovered from a Near Death Experience with the novich
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is the most resilient opponent Vladimir Putin has everfaced. Navalny survived attempted assassination by novichok, returned to russia and is now orchestrating anti putin protests from his prison cell. My guest is navalny s Chief Of Staff leonid volkov. The Opposition Movement has supporters willing to take to the streets in hundreds of russian towns and cities, but do they have a strategy capable of forcing putin from power . Leonid volkov in lithuania, welcome to hardtalk. We need to begin, i think, by establishing what kind of contact you have with Alexei Navalny right now. Do you have any means of contacting him . Now the only way to contact him is that his lawyers, not even the relatives, but the lawyers are allowed to visit him two, three times a week and they dont enjoy privacy during those visits. So its like supervised contact. But still, we manage, at least, to pass some basic information about, l
Injured. He said by and large the vast majority of these men and women are decent, honorable people. What did he mean by that . The vast majority part, exactly what he meants go ahead, kristin . Thank you, jen. President biden has been very clear that one of his core charges to the country is to try to unify the country. How can he do that while the Impeachment Trial is going on next week . Well, he were focus his efforts, exactly what hes doing, on delivering necessary relief to the american public, and using his forum to talk about how hes going to reopen schools, how hes going to get shots in the arms of americans, how hes going to ensure that the one in seven American Families who are concerned they cant put food on the table can do exactly that. Thats how hes spending his time. As we started this briefing, and how he will continue doing it moving forward. Whats the message to republicans who say the very trial itself undercuts any effort at this . He invites republicans to work wi
Badge. This is yet another name being added to the growing list of officers dying in the line of duty. Attenhut. A heros goodbye for a man who died protecting his community. [bagpipes] hundreds upon hundreds of family, friends and fellow officers honored Corporal Charles galloway in houston. [gunfire] 21 Gun Salute Symbolizing his end of watch. There wasnt anything that charles would ask of you that he would not be willing to do himself. He was always quick to help anyone at any time. In an effort to mentor incoming constable galloway worked the night shift and it was during those hours january 23rd when he was shot is and killed during a traffic stop. Investigators say Oscar Rosales who was in the country illegally pulled the trigger. They say he ran off to hide in mexico where he was eventually caught and extradited back to the u. S. Those in authority who are coddling the criminals and enabling this behavior have culpability just as those who are pulling the trigger. Enough is enoug
Approaches, the duchess of cambridge starts her new role as the patron of englands Rugby Football Union and league. Coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, celtic and rangers go head to head in the Old Firm Derby at celtic park. Can the home side sealed the win to take them top . Good evening. Ofgem, the energy regulator, is set to announce the biggest ever rise in energy bills, with ministers understood to be preparing measures to ease the pressure on households. The announcement is due tomorrow. Every six months, ofgem reviews the maximum price that suppliers in england, wales and scotland can charge customers on a standard tariff. Around 15 million households saw their bills go up by 12 when the last update happened in october. The new cap takes effect in april and Industry Predictions suggest gas prices could rise by as much as 50 , taking the average annual bill to roughly £2,000. There is a separate Energy Market in Northern Ireland, where prices have also risen sharply.