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Ask you whether you ever felt that you are giving this country an easy pass i dont think i think that the majority of the content of my book deals with the sometimes very disagreeable parts of russias history ive got a chapter on the leg museum ive got a chapter on the Jewish Museum of tolerance and i talk very frankly in those two chapters of some of the black spots in russias history and i think what i felt as a former professional diplomat for thirty years and i was an ambassador to poland an...

Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 8 30am in pyongyang, where over the last our north Korean Leader kim meade has praised south korea as very impressive kim jong un. Said its important to boost the warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue with the south according to state media. He said. He also certain efforts made by seoul to prioritise the north korean teams visit to the Winter Olympics was very impressive and this came after his sister, kim yo jong, and other top of...

Ruling. For president jacob zuma to resign. More than half of totos buildings are damaged by the worst storm to hit the Pacific Island nation in decades plus. Rolls on do it passion week in new york city where some of the biggest brands in the world have decided to take their show or coming up tell you why. The verdict is jury in south korea and a Corruption Case involving former President Park geun his long time confidante tracer is accused of controlling the president and meddling in stage aff...

A last minute appeal from forty five russian athletes and a two coaches against a doping related ban failed their lawyers branded the decision sanctions in disguise while this was the official announcement made by sports highest court. Gus arbitrators of concert at the process created by the i. O. C. To establish an invitation list of russian athletes to compete. From russia could not be described as a sanction but rather as an eligibility decision so there you have it according to the court of ...

A diet of cliches about russia. Russia is still very much seen through a post soviet lens as the successor to the soviet union and somehow or other images of. Starvation in the country of extreme cold discomfort of. The kinds of things that unfortunately still linger and you wrote the whole book to address some of those negative stereotypes and i think you have a very unusual take for a western or former western diplomat. When it comes to russia because. I think theres a lot of understanding the...

A former professional diplomat for thirty years and i was an ambassador to poland and. The mother asked postings. I felt i had a certain responsibility to my own society to say look we are being fed. Bad fantasies about russia the real russia is not what were being told about. I want to go and i want to see what its like and my process of disenchantment from the western Propaganda Machine against russia it really began pretty much in interest and fourteen with the events in ukraine and the way i...

Jane ducking this is aljazeera live from doha also coming up a twenty Year Prison Sentence on corruption charges for a confidante of the impeached south korean president. Forty eight hours reports say thats the deadline set by his ruling a. N. C. For president jacob zuma to resign. A former aide to egypts military chief of staff is arrested after threatening to release top secret files. The u. S. Secretary of state is warning that the end of combat operations against doesnt mean the fight agains...

Impossible not to agree that many of those adventures created more harm than good and yet they also produce very little in the way of south reflection to what extent this insistence on portraying russia as redeeming really ugly is predict a date on the needs of the west who sees itself as invariably good despite all its recent policy blunders yes i think youre absolutely right. Its very important for the west and i laid however you define that military diplomatic political media that. Believe in...

South africas controversial president is asked to step down by the ruling a. N. C. But it sets no deadline. The u. S. Secretary of state warns World Leaders that stopping i saw on the battlefield does not mean the mission is complete. President c. C. s rivals in trouble of aid to egypt ex military chief of staff is also detained after threatening to release top secret files and. Taking over the Winter Olympics. Hits the heights with gold in the. South africas embattled president has been asked t...

And turkey agree to Work Together on syria as the conflict dominates talks secretary of state threats to listens visits to the region. Political uncertainty in ethiopia after the sudden resignation of the Prime Minister. Also this hour the year of the dog millions of people around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year. And im peter stennis its day seven that the Winter Olympics in pyongyang but became a shit friends dream of becoming the first skier to win four gold medals at a single games is ...