and we are all ready to commit for that and so am i. slava vakarchuk, close to the front line in eastern ukraine, we have to end there. we ve had a few technical difficulties, entirely understandably. thank you for your patience and thanks for being on hardtalk. thank you very much. hello again. it was southern areas of both england and wales that had the best of the sunshine on tuesday, temperatures reaching 17 degrees in parts of southwest england, but also around cardiff s bute park as well. it wasn t like that everywhere, though. after a largely sunny
than a decade after trafficking nearly 43 grams of heroin. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. vladimir putin claims ukraine is a fake nation. he peddles a moscow centric version of history which draws on centuries of russian imperialism. his invasion of ukraine is about much more than military supremacy, it s about culture, language, identity and values too. my guest is the ukrainian rock star, former mp and current lieutenant in the ukrainian armed forces, slava va karchuk. what can this cultural icon contribute to the defence of the ukraine?
those who support evil, though should be boycotted no matter what they do. right. those who support humanistic things, even if they have political views that me or you don t share should be left alone because that s their position. but we need to make difference between these two, it s very important. slava, how long can ukraine bear the terrible cost of this war? you re in a pretty unique position because you go across the front line, performing and talking to troops in different places, you ve seen the damage, the economic damage. you see the social dislocation, you feel the trauma of your country. how long can ukraine bear this? we will fight till the terrorists end.
of all because you are. because i believe that one who controls the feeling can also be in a safer situation because the panic is the last thing you need to have in such a dangerous place. another thing as an example, if you come to see soldiers, to raise their morale, you can show them that you fear more than them, they do. to raise their morale, you can t show them that you fear more than them, they do. somehow i cope with it. and yes, if you go somewhere to dangerous place you somehow prepare yourself that the worst can happen. but i also trust in god and i believe that if you are doing righteous thing, and i believe that ukraine and me sorry might not be very modest but all of us are doing a righteous thing defending our country. so if you do this, i think somehow you are let s say, at least emotionally protected. slava, i want to ask
to become prosperous, democratic, independent and all meanings of this world of european nation and we are all ready to commit that and so am i. slava vakarchuk, close to the front line in eastern ukraine, we have to end there. we had a few technical difficulties, entirely understandably. thank you for your patience and thanks for being on hardtalk. thank you very much. hello again. it was southern areas of both england and wales that had