we hear dire warnings, but we also see internal divisions. well, my guest is ukraine s defence minister oleksii reznikov. is ukraine ready for war and how will it respond? defence minister oleksii reznikov in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. hello, mr steve. minister, do you believe that war is imminent? i would say that. i would like to emphasise that war was started in 2014, then the kremlin occupied our peninsula, crimea, and sevastopol and after part of lugansk and donetsk. so, the war is going on eight years in ukraine. i guess what i m talking about is the possibility that there may be a major military offensive launched by moscow involving the 100,000 and more troops, and the massive arsenal that vladimir putin has put on the border next to your country. do you believe that is coming soon? i believe that in kremlin, they didn t make their decision yet. and i hope they will continue the diplomatic and political negotiations with nato ally, and i hope they will not come throug
it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. it s impossible to be certain about vladimir putin s intentions, but russia s actions suggest a major military offensive in ukraine may be imminent. troops and equipment have massed close to the ukrainian border, russian officials talk of losing patience. from the us and nato allies, we hear dire warnings, but we also see internal divisions. well, my guest is ukraine s defence minister 0leksii reznikov. is ukraine ready for war and how will it respond? defence minister 0leksii reznikov in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. hello, mr steve. minister, do you believe that war is imminent? i would say that. i would like to emphasise that war was started in 2014, then the kremlin occupied our peninsula, crimea, and sevastopol and after part of lugansk and donetsk. so, the war is going on eight years in ukraine. i guess what i m talking about is the possibility that there may be a major military offensive launched by moscow i
face masks in indoor public spaces. for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, a warm welcome. there has been a missile attack this morning on the western ukrainian city of lviv, which until now has largely escaped unscathed since the russian invasion began. the latest reports say six people have been killed and eight wounded. a bbc correspondent in the city says he watched the missile fly over as he stood on the roof of a hotel. residents spoke of hearing five explosions on the outskirts of the city and smoke was seen rising from residential areas. overnight, there s been an apparent intensification of the russian bombardment, with multiple targets across ukraine targeted by air strikes and shelling. five people have reportedly been killed and 13 injured in shelling of the city of kharkiv while in mykolaiv, near the port of odesa, the governor reports continuous rocket attacks. of the shattered city of mariupol, ukraine s foreign minister has said: the situation i
and as scientists say a new strain of the omicron variant has reached northern ireland, we ll hear from an immunologist later this hour. in south africa, the search continues for victims of catastrophic flooding in kwazulu natal. hello and welcome. there has been a missile attack this morning on the western ukrainian city of lviv, which until now has largely escaped unscathed since the russian invasion began. the latest reports say six people have been killed and eight wounded. residents spoke of hearing five explosions on the outskirts of the city and smoke was seen rising from residential areas. overnight there s been an apparent intensification of the russian bombardment, with multiple targets across ukraine targeted by airstrikes and shelling five people have reportedly been killed and 13 injured in shelling of the city of kharkiv, while in mykolaiv, near the port of odesa, the governor reports continuous rocket attacks. of the shattered city of mariupol, ukraine s foreig
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