[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. Im paula dobriansky, im on the executive committee of the Atlantic Council board and i would want to commend the councils Eurasia Center for todays program which is entitled the state of human rights and putins russia. As many of you know the center has been extremely active and a vigorous voice on a range of issues from russias disinformation to the issue of ukraine, the scale and scope of the aggression in ukraine and the illegal annexation of crimea. Todays forum is particularly timing. Russia has experienced the worst crack that in human rights in decades. And we have three keynote speakers who will be up first, and all of whom are making a difference in their own way. Their strong, outspoken advocates for freedom and basic human rights in russia. Im going to introduce the first three and then will be having a panel afterwards which will be moderate
Hour and 35 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. Im paul awe dobriansky im on the executive committee of the Atlantic Council board and i really want to commend counsels center for todays program which is entitled the state of human rights in putins russia. As many of you know the center has been extremely active and a vigorous voice on a range of issues from russias disinformation to the issue of ukraine, the scale and scope of the aggression in ukraine and the illegal annexation of crimeya. Russia has kperned the worst crack down in human rights in decades and we have three keynote speakers who will be up first, and all of whom are making a difference in their own way. Theyre strong, outspoken advocates for freedom and basic human rights in russia. Im going to introduce the first tleend then well be having a panel afterwards which will be moderated by dr. Alina polyakova of the council. But first were going to be hearing im going to introduce ail all thre
Minutes. [inaudible] hour and 35 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. Im paul awe dobriansky im on the executive committee of the Atlantic Council board and i really want to commend counsels center for todays program which is entitled the state of human rights in putins russia. As many of you know the center has been extremely active and a vigorous voice on a range of issues from russias disinformation to the issue of ukraine, the scale and scope of the aggression in ukraine and the illegal annexation of crimeya. Russia has kperned the worst crack down in human rights in decades and we have three keynote speakers who will be up first, and all of whom are making a difference in their own way. Theyre strong, outspoken advocates for freedom and basic human rights in russia. Im going to introduce the first tleend then well be having a panel afterwards which will be moderated by dr. Alina polyakova of the council. But first were going to be hearing im going to i
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. I am pollock. I am on the committee of the Atlantic Council board. I really want to thank the Eurasia Center for todays program which is entitled the state of human rights in putins russia. As you know, the Atlantic Council has been a vigorous voice on subjects from disinformation to ukraine, the scale and scope of aggression in ukraine into the illegal annexation of crimea. Todays form is particularly timely. Russia has we have three keynote speakers who will be up first. All of whom are making a difference in their own way, they are strong outspoken advocates for freedom and basic human rights in russia. I am going to introduce the first three, and then we will be having a panel afterwards which will be moderated by dr. Alina polyakova from the Atlantic Council. We are going to be hearing im going to introduce all three. Were going to be hearing first from marylands senior senator ben cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreig
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