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 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?
threat from china. rishi sunak is due to meet the australian prime minister and the us president. the three countries are expected to agree to provide australia with nuclear powered submarines. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. 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.
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