to be banned. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. russia s war on ukraine has turned culture into a battleground in countries supportive of ukraine s resistance to putin s invasion, some russian artists, musicians and dancers have been stripped of their platforms or they ve been asked to denounce russia s military aggression. when does solidarity turn into censorship? my guest is the world renowned soviet born conductor semyon bychkov. is art the loser when politics takes centre stage? semyon bychkovjoins me now, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are like all of the great musical maestros, you re peripatetic, your career takes you all around the world, you are constantly travelling. is there one place you can point to and say that has done the most to define you as a person and an artist? no, i don t think so, maybe because my destiny made it so that i was born in russia. i lived there 22 years before emigrating to america. leningrad was a ci
the first glastonbury festival for three years to a glorious close. leaders of the g7 group of nations have been meeting in germany for the first day of talks in a key week of diplomacy over ukraine. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, said ukraine should not be forced towards making a deal with russia. president biden called for western unity to be maintained so that russia could be defeated. our political editor chris mason reports from bavaria in germany. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. the canadian prime minster suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes though, there are differences of emphasis in approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister acknowledges, though, some are tiring of it. i think that the pressur
hello and welcome. president zelensky will address the g7 leaders at their summit in bavaria today. the ukrainian leader is expected to renew his call for more heavy weapons to help resist russia s invasion. from the summit, here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. they said they wanted to put on a show of unity, after dinner and drinks last night, that s exactly what these leaders did. what matters now is what they do with it. these protesters and barberry are helping keep the war in ukraine firmly on the war in ukraine firmly on the g7 agenda, summit that will be addressed today by president zelensky, expected to ask once again, for heavy weapons. he knows he will only win the war in ukraine if the leaders stay united and show resolve for the long term. what he wants from them is a note of unity and no noises of. one of his biggest supporters as borisjohnson who is urging his fellow leaders to tip the military balance in the favour of care. favour of care. the p
with the start of wimbledon, we take a look at how sponsors are trying to ace the event. let s start with more on the important meeting taking place in the bavarian mountains today, where g7 leaders are gathered for their latest summit. the conflict in ukraine and the effects the russian invasion is having on the global economy is top of the agenda. leaders will consider imposing a price cap on russian crude, which is an idea strongly supported by the white house. russian oil and gas sales could hit $285 billion this year, which is 20% higher than last year s figure. as well as discussing energy food inflation and security is causing a headache for g7 leaders. with around 20 million tonnes of grain stuck inside ukraine, unrest has erupted in countries from indonesia to iran, and hunger now is predicted to affect 867 million people this year. to discuss this i m joined by professor olivier de schutter co chair of the international panel of experts on sustainable food syste