Leonid volkov in lithuania, welcome to hardtalk. We need to begin, i think, by establishing what kind of contact you have with Alexei Navalny right now. Do you have any means of contacting him . Now the only way to contact him is that his lawyers, not even the relatives, but the lawyers are allowed to visit him two or three times a week and they dont enjoy privacy during those visits. So its like supervised contact, but still, we manage at least to pass some basic information about, like, whats going on. But to tell that alexei is now orchestrating the protests from his cell is a little bit too much. He actually isnt able to do it. But his political structure, the structure he has built that im now managing, is capable of, at least for some time, of keeping pace, of running forward, along with the directions we discussed with him when he left berlin for moscow a week ago. What kind of condition is he in . Because im mindful that he recovered from a Near Death Experience with the novich
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is the most resilient opponent Vladimir Putin has everfaced. Navalny survived attempted assassination by novichok, returned to russia and is now orchestrating anti putin protests from his prison cell. My guest is navalny s Chief Of Staff leonid volkov. The Opposition Movement has supporters willing to take to the streets in hundreds of russian towns and cities, but do they have a strategy capable of forcing putin from power . Leonid volkov in lithuania, welcome to hardtalk. We need to begin, i think, by establishing what kind of contact you have with Alexei Navalny right now. Do you have any means of contacting him . Now the only way to contact him is that his lawyers, not even the relatives, but the lawyers are allowed to visit him two, three times a week and they dont enjoy privacy during those visits. So its like supervised contact. But still, we manage, at least, to pass some basic information about, l
The governments promised all students who achieved the required a level grades will be offered a place at their First Choice University. A prominent critic of the russian government is in intensive care his supporters say hes been poisoned. A man is found guilty of lacing baby food with shards of metal in a plot to blackmail the Supermarket Chain tesco. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Hashem abedi the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been sentenced to at least 55 years injail, for the murder of 22 people. Abedi refused to attend his two day sentencing hearing and face the families of those who died, who gave emotional statements about the impact of the attack in 2017. Number 10 have issued a statment from boris johnson, the Prime Minister, on the sentencing of hashem abedi. Mrjohnson says, the Manchester Arena attack was a horrifying and cowardly act of violence which targeted children and families. Those who were taken from us will never be forgotten, nor will the sp
To win the nomination. Former President Donald Trump is expected to clinch the republican nomination as well. It will mark the first president ial rematch in more than 70 years. David willis told me what we can expect. And of course, these candidates need the required number of delegates to secure their partys nomination 254 democratic delegates were up for grabs tonight in three separate primaries, and our Partner Network here in the United States, cbs news, is predicting Thatjoe Biden has won the primary in the state of georgia, which pushes him over the line he needed 1968 delegates in order to clinch the democratic nomination. And as i say, that does appear to have happened with that victory in georgia. Now a short time ago, joe biden s campaign issued a statement in which he was quoted as saying, im honoured that the Broad Coalition of voters representing the rich diversity of the country have put theirfaith in me once again to lead the party and our country at the moment when the
From the United States according to cbs news, President Biden will be the 2024 Presumptive Democratic nominee after winning the georgia primary and amassing the 1,968 delegates needed to win the nomination. Former President Donald Trump is expected to clinch the republican nomination tuesday night, as well. Im joined now by our north america correspondent david willis. It was never really in doubt that biden would secure the democratic nomination, but what happens now that its official . Well, theres a saying here, steve, that its all about the maths. And of course, these candidates need the required number of delegates to secure their partys nomination 254 democratic delegates were up for grabs tonight in three separate primaries, and our Partner Network here in the United States, cbs news, is indicating Thatjoe Biden has won the primary in the state of georgia, which pushes him over the line he needed 1968 delegates in order to clinch the democratic nomination. And as i say, that doe