That is it from me. Now on Bbc News hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Russias relations with the west have been poor for some time, but now theyve reached a new level of hostility. Since the imprisonment of russian Opposition Leader alexei navalny, new sanctions have been imposed by both the us and the eu. The ukraine conflict, allegations of Cyber Attack and covert operations, the list of unresolved issues is growing. My guest is russias eu ambassador, vladimir chizhov. Is confrontation with the West President putins strategic choice . Ambassador vladimir chizhov in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Ambassador, youve been in post a long time. I think im right in saying 16 years. Is this the worst state of Russia Eu relations that you can remember . Well, actually, is and a half, but never mind. Long enough. I would say that our relations have seen their ups and downs over these years and definitely before that. Now, they are in what i would call an abnormal sta
And then next stop, nato summit. In the uk, covid restrictions are set to end soon but now those plans may be on hold. Why and for how long . We will have a live report from london. Good to have you with us. Naftali bennett is beginning his first full day as israels Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahus Record 12 years in power came to an end on sunday when the coalition was approved by a razor thin onevote margin. Netanyahu fought the shift in power to the bitter end. In a speech before the Confidence Vote he attacked mr. Bennett and called the coalition weak and dangerous and promised to make a comeback. In contrast, mr. Bennett delivered a message of unity. Translator we are at the beginning of new days. The hardships, not an exaggerated word in this case of forming a Unity Government are behind us and now the citizens of israel, all of them are looking up at us and we must deliver. We will act together in Partnership And Responsibility to heal the rift amid the people and immediately
Facetoface meeting with vladimir putin wednesday. Biden hasnt spoken to putin yet. Nbcs Keir Simmons has. We will have more of that coming up when the leaders agree the relations have hit a low point. At todays nato summit, President Biden reaffirmed the collective agreement. Its one of the most important tools when it comes to countering u. S. Adversaries. Joining me now is Mike Memoli In Brussels. Also with us, David Ignatius, Helene Cooper and richard engel. Thank you for being with us this hour. Mike, let me start with you on the ground there. For an update, how the day has gone so far. Obviously, the show of force with our nato allies designed to set the stage for that showdown with vladimir putin later this week. Reporter yeah, thats right. Theres certainly always an air of unpredictability around these international summits. Things seem to be running behind schedule. The last thing on the president s schedule was that meeting with the president of turkey, erdogan, and then a you
Now on Bbc News, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Russias relations with the west have been poor for some time, but now theyve reached a new level of hostility. Since the imprisonment of russian Opposition Leader alexei navalny, new sanctions have been imposed by both the us and the eu. The ukraine conflict, allegations of Cyber Attack and covert operations, the list of unresolved issues is growing. My guest is russias eu ambassador, vladimir chizhov. Is confrontation with the West President putins strategic choice . Ambassador vladimir chizhov in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Ambassador, youve been in post a long time. I think im right in saying 16 years. Is this the worst state of Russia Eu relations that you can remember . Well, actually, is and a half, but never mind. Long enough. I would say that our relations have seen their ups and downs over these years and definitely before that. Now, they are in what i would call an abnormal state. Whether we have