So, obviously, my immediate question was, can we go? can we get there? setting it up with the ukrainians was not the hard bit. Actually, it was convincing my editors and, you know, layers of management back at the times that this was a safe thing to do, or that we could mitigate the risks involved in it. Because they weren t just about the danger there. They were also these legal risks about. . . . . The legal consequences of illegally crossing into russia, which is how the russian government have perceived the trip. But you obviously persuaded them, cos you went. Just to explain, then, who you did speak to and what the terms were. I suppose the question is, whether you were changing names to protect russians, because getting people, presumably, in russia to speak candidly to western journalists must be very hard? well, yeah, these are people who lived in a very quiet corner of russia, and probably had never had anything to do with a journalist, even a russian journalist, never mind a
To protect russians, to protect russians, because getting people, presumably, in russia to speak candidly to Western Journalists must be very hard . Well, yeah, these are people who lived in a very quiet corner of russia, and probably had never had anything to do with a journalist, even a russian journalist, never mind a foreign one. I gave them their choices. I used first names only. And, you know, gave them the choice. I also made. I made very sure to speak to them out of the earshot of ukrainian journalists as much. Ukraine and had taken aggressive action there. And you attended something that sounded very fascinating, which was that ukraines civilian Military Liaison Officers were showing films to local people about the invasion. And i wonder what the reaction was to the films as you were there . Yeah, i mean, that was extraordinary, and one of the most extraordinary things to watch. There was a small audience of older people who were watching it. I spoke to one of them afterwards,
Catherine philp is world affairs editor at the times. She s reported from war zones for decades, and recently accompanied ukrainian forces across the border into kursk. So, i was coming into ukraine for. . . I ve been coming on and off since before the invasion, and this was a long scheduled visit. Itjust so happened that it came at a time when ukrainian forces had crossed the border into russia. So, obviously, my immediate question was, can we go? can we get there? setting it up with the ukrainians was not the hard bit. Actually, it was convincing my editors and, you know, layers of management back at the times that this was a safe thing to do, or that we could mitigate the risks involved in it. Because they weren t just about the danger there. They were also these legal risks about. . . . . The legal consequences of illegally crossing into russia, which is how the russian government have perceived the trip. But you obviously persuaded them, cos you went. Just to explain, then, who yo
at a very tender age. hello and welcome. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan has been charged under the anti treason act after he was accused of making threats against the police and judiciary at a political speech he gave on saturday. his supporters have gathered outside his home in islamabad to show solidarity. they re threatening, in their words, to take over the capital if mr khan is detained. he was ousted as prime minister earlier this year. with me is our news reporter emily brown. thanks forjoining us, emily. a tense situation outside imran khan s home. what is the latest you are hearing from there? there have been political tensions in pakistan for some time. this all started back in april when imran khan lost a vote of no confidence which he blamed washington for at the time. since then, he has been pushing for a return to power. the former prime minister has been charged, as you mention, under the treason act. khan made a public address in which he condem
It is not clear what caused the fire, which broke out when the club was still busy. With more on this is Azadeh Moshiri in the newsroom. He mentioned the police and Emergency Services are still looking for people who are missing. Relatives are also there giving their dna, trying to find loved ones whom they know were at the nightclub that night. You just have to look at these images to see how serious the situation was. These huge plumes of smoke and these large flames and there are devastating stories coming out of spain. 0ne Local Paper wrote of a 28 year old woman who sent a voice note to her mother as the fire broke out saying, maam i love you, we are going to die. As far as we know she hasnt been found yet. A spokesperson said there was also a Birthday Party at one of the main my clubs thats been affected by this fire. Emergency services are looking for those who are missing and we do know that at least four people have been treated for Smoke Inhalation at a nearby hospital. There