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
The argument in europe about the distribution of coronavirus vaccines has intensified with the authorities in belgium investigating a Production Site owned by astrazeneca. Brussels wants to know why the Pharmaceutical Company wont be able to deliver all of the doses it promised. The eu has called for some of the vaccines made in the uk to be diverted and warned it could resort to legal action. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. The Us Firm Novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. The results showed the vaccine was 95 effective against the original covid strain and over 85 effective against the new uk variant, giving an overall efficacy of 89 . The former head of the uk Vaccine Task Fo
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
Million doses to 6,500 pharmacies across the u. S. Next week. So, how will this work . And scientists in the uk tonight, after already dealing with the uk variant, now warning of another possible mutation similar to the brazilian and South African strains. So, what does this mean about what we could see here . The Impeachment Trial of former President Trump set to begin one week from today. What his lawyers submitted today. How they plan to defend the former president. As House Democrats reveal they will argue donald trump is, quote, singularly responsible for the deadly assault on the capitol. Overseas tonight, after surviving being poisoned, alexei navalny, Vladimir Putins most vocal critic, sentenced to more than 2 1 2 years in prison. What navalny signaled through the window. Here at home tonight, spacex suffering a major setback on the landing pad. Also tonight, paying tribute to a wellknown actor. And the covid scare involving players for the super bowl. Good evening and its grea
Million doses to 6,500 pharmacies across the u. S. Next week. So, how will this work . And scientists in the uk tonight, after already dealing with the uk variant, now warning of another possible mutation similar to the brazilian and South African strains. So, what does this mean about what we could see here . The Impeachment Trial of former President Trump set to begin one week from today. What his lawyers submitted today. How they plan to defend the former president. As House Democrats reveal they will argue donald trump is, quote, singularly responsible for the deadly assault on the capitol. Overseas tonight, after surviving being poisoned, alexei navalny, Vladimir Putins most vocal credit, sentenced to more than 2 1 2 years in prison. What navalny signaled through the window. Here at home tonight, spacex suffering a major setback on the landing pad. Also tonight, paying tribute to a wellknown actor. And the covid scare involving players for the super bowl. Good evening and its grea