very good morning. that is me down for the night. sally is here at the top of the hour. now on bbc news hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the war in ukraine has focused attention on vladimir putin s apparent desire to remake a greater russian space, incorporating chunks of the former soviet empire. with that in mind, keep an eye on what s happening in the tiny, disputed territory of nagorno karabakh, where ethnic armenians backed by russia continue to defy azerbaijan s claim to sovereignty. my guest is ruben vardanyan, an armenian who made his fortune in russia and who is now de facto prime minister of nagorno karabakh. his enclave is in deep trouble. will russia save it? reuben vardanyan in nagorno karabakh, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. now, mrvardanyan, many in our hardtalk audience will not know very much about nagorno karabakh, but suffice to say, you are the state minister in a tiny territory of some 120,000 people. and right now, you have an urgent
my i m a i m a local journalist. i m a localjournalist. i was born in kherson, i grew up in kherson, and i have lived here all my life. my and i have lived here all my life. my wife lydia is an artist and photographer, and we have a five year old daughter. on march the 1st, the russian forces entered ist, the russian forces entered kherson. there had been fighting around kherson for days. every day, we hear explosions and sirens. they re taking our city. everyone is scared. bleep . it s a big risk to get my camera on. we move our mattresses into the corridor, where we are protected by extra walls. and we play games to keep my daughter calm. rumours are everywhere that local officials have sold us out. letting the russian army into kherson city without a fight. for the first few days, everything freezes. schools are closed. government buildings abandoned. factories and offices empty. most people lie low. my city has changed. for decades, ukraine helped feed the world. now, the
in a televised address, mr zelensky said more than 600 cases of collaboration and treason have been opened against law enforcement officials. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to dateline. this week two nations with caretaker leaders but problems that cannot wait. in israel, a coalition has collapsed. joe biden has been in a middle east seeking more saudi oil. they and the israelis want the united states to pledge action against iran. here in the uk, the famous and not so famous five are vying to succeed borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. but in a context of tax cuts, is that the answer to what even ministers describe as a cost of living crisis? in the studio to discuss all of that, stephanie baker, an americanjournalist and senior writer at bloomberg businessweek. abdal bari atwan, based in london since the late 1970s, he writes on arab affairs. ian birrell is a columnist with the mail newspapers, he has re
warfare in port au prince, led to greater instability. the un says at least 230 people were killed in five days of fighting, in the capital earlier this month. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to dateline. this week two nations with caretaker leaders and problems that cannot wait. in israel, a coalition has collapsed. joe biden has been in a middle east seeking more saudi oil. they and the israelis want the united states to pledge action against iran. here in the uk, the famous and not so famous five are vying to succeed borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. but in a context of tax cuts, is that the answer to what even ministers describe as a cost of living crisis? in the studio to discuss all of that, an american journalist and senior writer at bloomberg business week, based in london since the late 1970s, he writes on arab affairs. ian is a columnist with the mail newspapers, he has reported from all around
tv debate later. i think what people want is an end to the toxic politics that we have seen over the last few months, they want to someone that can restore trust. your mission should you choose to accept it is to find out if the hollywood superstar, tom cruise is filming in the british lake district. this week, two nations with caretaker leaders, in israel, a coalition has collapsed. joe biden has been in a middle east seeking more saudi oil. they and the israelis want the united states to pledge action against iran. here in the uk, the famous and not so famous five are vying to succeed borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. but in a context of tax cuts, is that the answer to what even ministers describe as a cost of living crisis? in the studio to discuss all of that, an american journalist and senior writer at bloomberg business week, based in london since the late 1970s, he writes on arab affairs. ian burrow is a columnist with the mail ne