Posts tagged Russia
CNN International: February 15, 2024

In the aftermath of a massive Russian rocket attack on several Ukrainian cities - possibly in response to the Ukrainian downing of a vessel from the Black Sea Fleet - I speak to CNN anchor Bianca Nobilo about the wider implications. And what's at stake for Kyiv with a $billion supplemental bill tied up in Congress.

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BBC World: August 19, 2023

Live from Johannesburg ahead of the BRICS Summit, I speak to anchor Carl Nasman about the delivery of F-16 jets to Ukraine, the absence of Mr. Putin at the Summit and the situation on the ground here in South Africa.

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CBC Radio - The Current: January 5, 2023

Dozens of Russian soldiers were killed by a Ukrainian missile strike on the weekend. Matt Galloway talks to Francis Farrell, a reporter with the Kyiv Independent; and global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council.

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CNN Opinion: November 1, 2022

With Russia backing out of the Black Sea grain deal at a time when many countries in the world are teetering on the brink of famine, it appears that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to make the entire world pay for his territorial ambitions.

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CNN Newsroom: May 4, 2022

Global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw speaks to anchor Isa Soares about last night’s Russian missile strike on Lviv as well as signs of desperation on the Russian side. Also the high toll journalists are paying in this war.

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CNN Newsroom (Interview with Anderson Cooper): April 28, 2022

Forcing political & cultural change in occupied lands in Ukraine is a tactic Russia has been implementing since 2014. These brutal tactics shouldn’t come as a surprise to the West, I tell CNN’s Anderson Cooper. Straight out of the Kremlin’s playbook…

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CNN Opinion: The ugly reality behind Belarusian Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya’s defection

After forcing down a civilian airliner from European skies in May to detain a journalist who was on board, perhaps it was only a matter of time before “Europe’s last dictator,” Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, would be thrust back into the international spotlight and once again face fresh condemnation for his abhorrent actions.

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CNN Opinion: What Could make Myanmar's Military Junta Back Off?

If the Myanmar generals get their way, the number of people living under military rule, together with those in Thailand, in that corner of Southeast Asia will almost double to about 124 million people. That is a prospect ASEAN, and the broader international community, must prevent at all costs.

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