of massive financial crimes. he fled from moscow, first to london and then here to nice, where he enjoys french citizenship. he now has his own private security and an extraordinary story to tell, which gives us insights into both the strengths and the weaknesses of vladimir putin. sergei pugachev, welcome to hardtalk. hello, thank you for the invitation. it s a very great pleasure to meet you. let me start with something you said three years ago. you said theoretically, i think i am number three on vladimir putin s hit list. do you still do you still think that? yes, sure. do you have evidence to back up the feeling that you like navalny, like browder, are an enemy that putin wants to eliminate? yes, of course. what is the evidence? what does this do this feeling you have that you still represent a threat that putin would like to eliminate, what does this do to your psychology, for example? we re sitting here talking to each other in a luxury hotel. you didn t want me to
britain s government is accused of utter failure over its plans to stop migrant boats, but the prime minister insists they re the people s priority . and australia looks set to become the first country insists they re the people s priority . and australia looks set to become the first country in the world to totally eliminate cervical cancer. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds, as you can see here in the live pictures, have been protesting against new laws which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations were in the capital, tbilisi where police used water cannons and tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. stu n stun guns have also been used. the scene on the ground still pretty chaotic, as you can see there. our correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi and she sent us this update. every big moment in history has its iconic image this may
or seek citizenship. rishi sunak said his government is on the side of the british people. the opposition called it a gimmick. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur and today i m in nice on the french riviera, a glamorous corner of europe, which has long been a favorite haunt of russia s oligarchs. and my guest today, sergei pugachev, is one of them, or at least he was the billionaire businessman helped vladimir putin make it all the way to the kremlin. but their relationship soured. pugachev was accused of massive financial crimes. he fled from moscow, first to london and then here to nice, where he enjoys french citizenship. he now has his own private security and an extraordinary story to tell, which gives us insights into both the strengths and the weaknesses of vladimir putin. sergei pugachev, welcome to hardtalk. hello, thank you for the invitation. it s a very great pleasure to meet you. let me start with something you said three years
this is bbc news. the headlines. donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. it s not yet clear what charges, if any, he is facing. the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has left the high court in islamabad the court said that the hearing is not possible amid protests outside. he s facing corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. the uk s home secretary, suella braverman, is in rwanda to discuss a controversial agreement to deport migrants who come to the uk illegally. some human rights groups say the plan breaks international law. us presidentjoe biden has welcomed the international criminal court s arrest warrant against russia s vladimir putin. the icc have accused president putin of committing war crimes in ukraine. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. and today, i m in nice, on the french riviera, a glamorous corner of europe, which h
from china with leaders of the us and australia. and hopes of a deal in the next 2a hours, between gary lineker and the bbc, in a row over impartiality which disrupted sports programmes over the weekend. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. some of hollywood s biggest stars are arriving for the 95th oscars ceremony in los angeles. the main films in contention include everything everywhere all at once , all quiet on the western front and the banshees of inisherin . let s cross live to hollywood and the bbc s peter bowes whose at an oscars watch party. great to have you on the programme, as always, peter. what is on your watchlist today? what is on your watchlist toda ? ~ , ., today? well, isn t it an exciting today? well, isn t it an exciting night - today? well, isn t it an exciting night to? - today? well, isn t it an - exciting night to? everything everywhere all at once certainly leading denomin