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after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. a few days ago, oleksandr shapoval, one of ukraines leading ballet dancers, was killed while serving in the ukrainian army fighting the russian invasion. art and culture are not immune from the impact of war. my guest today knows that well. alexei ratmansky is a world—renowned choreographer with roots in both russia and ukraine, once director of the bolshoi ballet in moscow, and now putting on a special production of giselle wit...

island of luzon has been hit by flooding as a result of heavy rain from super tycoon noru. emergency services in low lying areas have rescued people in low—lying areas from the roofs of their houses. noru is the strongest storm to hit the philippines this year. and now on bbc news, time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. a few days ago, oleksandr shapoval, one of ukraines leading ballet dancers, was killed while serving in the ukrainian army fighting the russian in...

dancers. alexei ratmansky is a world—renowned choreographer with roots in both russia and ukraine, once director of the bolshoi ballet in moscow, and now putting on a special production of gisele with the united ukrainian ballet to show the world ukrainian culture lives on. has ballet become a battleground? alexei ratmansky, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, an honour to be here. you hardtalk. thank you very much, an honour to be here.— an honour to be here. you are here in...

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In the world, admired and loved in russia, and in concert halls she plays in and around the world. she, after the invasion, she said she condemned the war, she did not want war. but what she didnt do was condemn or criticise vladimir putin himself. it seems she managed to upset everybody, those in russia were angry that she condemned the war, those outside russia wanted much more in terms of a criticism of vladimir putin. she now seems to have been "cancelled" both inside russia and in many conc...

In terms of a criticism of vladimir putin. she now seems to have been "cancelled" both inside russia and in many concert halls outside russia. is that fair? i wish she had made a clearer statement. i think i desire to avoid consequences on both sides made her statement really unclear, and confusing, and thatis unclear, and confusing, and that is why she is facing the situation. i5 that is why she is facing the situation-— situation. is it fair, and asked us— situation. is it fair, and asked ...