of massive financial crimes. he fled from moscow, first to london and then here to nice, where he enjoys french citizenship. he now has his own private security and an extraordinary story to tell, which gives us insights into both the strengths and the weaknesses of vladimir putin. sergei pugachev, welcome to hardtalk. hello, thank you for the invitation. it s a very great pleasure to meet you. let me start with something you said three years ago. you said theoretically, i think i am number three on vladimir putin s hit list. do you still do you still think that? yes, sure. do you have evidence to back up the feeling that you like navalny, like browder, are an enemy that putin wants to eliminate? yes, of course. what is the evidence? what does this do this feeling you have that you still represent a threat that putin would like to eliminate, what does this do to your psychology, for example? we re sitting here talking to each other in a luxury hotel. you didn t want me to
or seek citizenship. rishi sunak said his government is on the side of the british people. the opposition called it a gimmick. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur and today i m in nice on the french riviera, a glamorous corner of europe, which has long been a favorite haunt of russia s oligarchs. and my guest today, sergei pugachev, is one of them, or at least he was the billionaire businessman helped vladimir putin make it all the way to the kremlin. but their relationship soured. pugachev was accused of massive financial crimes. he fled from moscow, first to london and then here to nice, where he enjoys french citizenship. he now has his own private security and an extraordinary story to tell, which gives us insights into both the strengths and the weaknesses of vladimir putin. sergei pugachev, welcome to hardtalk. hello, thank you for the invitation. it s a very great pleasure to meet you. let me start with something you said three years
this is bbc news. the headlines. donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. it s not yet clear what charges, if any, he is facing. the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has left the high court in islamabad the court said that the hearing is not possible amid protests outside. he s facing corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. the uk s home secretary, suella braverman, is in rwanda to discuss a controversial agreement to deport migrants who come to the uk illegally. some human rights groups say the plan breaks international law. us presidentjoe biden has welcomed the international criminal court s arrest warrant against russia s vladimir putin. the icc have accused president putin of committing war crimes in ukraine. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. and today, i m in nice, on the french riviera, a glamorous corner of europe, which h
all the way to the kremlin. but their relationship soured. pugachev was accused of massive financial crimes. he fled from moscow, first to london and then here to nice, where he enjoys french citizenship. he now has his own private security and an extraordinary story to tell, which gives us insights into both the strengths and the weaknesses of vladimir putin. sergei pugachev, welcome to hardtalk. hello, thank you for the invitation. it s a very great pleasure to meet you. let me start with something you said three years ago. you said theoretically, i think i am number three on vladimir putin s hit list. do you still do you still think that? yes, sure. do you have evidence to back up the feeling that you, like navalny, like browder, are an enemy that putin wants to eliminate? yes, of course. what is the evidence? what does this do this feeling you have that you still represent a threat that putin would like to eliminate, what does this do to your psychology, for example?
threat from china. rishi sunak is due to meet the australian prime minister and the us president. the three countries are expected to agree to provide australia with nuclear powered submarines. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur and today i m in nice on the french riviera, a glamorous corner of europe, which has long been a favorite haunt of russia s oligarchs. and my guest today, sergei pugachev, is one of them, or at least he was the billionaire businessman helped vladimir putin make it all the way to the kremlin. but their relationship soured. pugachev was accused of massive financial crimes. he fled from moscow, first to london and then here to nice, where he enjoys french citizenship. he now has his own private security and an extraordinary story to tell, which gives us insights into both the strengths and the weaknesses of vladimir putin. sergei pugachev, welcome to hardtalk. hello, thank you for the invitation.