and killed. two other americans, a writer and a dental student were mistaken for dea agents, also tortured and killed by the cartel. after the murder. the u.s. unleashed will hounds of hell for mexico, the message for the cartels and corrupt mexican government giving sanctuary to the cartels, 40 years letter, americans are still dying, and mis missing in mexico, this week 4 people were traveling for a susurgical procedure, two were killed, and two were kept alive. texas law enforcement is warning americans to think twice before visits mexico, trucks are big business in mexico, but so is tourism. and so is having a good relationship with the united states part of having a good relationship, is not letting americans die or go missing when they visit. some republicans now want to use the military to go after the cartels, which is a little surprising given the number of republicans who don t want to use the military anywhere else, not in afghanistan, where rape victim stoned or
welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. vladimir putin s ruthless bid to impose his will on ukraine hasn t worked, at least not yet. on the contrary, it has taken an enormous toll of russian blood and treasure, and left the country militarily and economically weakened. so, how come there hasn t been more open dissent within the russian elite? is it fear, brainwashing or a deeper, shared ethno nationalism? well, my guest, boris bondarev, is unique. he s a russian diplomat who quit and condemned putin s ukraine war. why is his a lone voice of insider dissent? boris bondarev, in switzerland, welcome to hardtalk. i want to begin, if i may, by getting a sense of what life is like for you today. last may, you quit your post. you delivered a scathing condemnation of putin and his war. so how is life for you today? well, it s become relatively easier than it was because i don t have to go to my office any more. and i. well, officially and practically, iam now unemployed, so i have a
about the claims he s made in a series of tv interviews to promote it. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. vladimir putin s ruthless bid to impose his will on ukraine hasn t worked, at least not yet. 0n the contrary, it has taken an enormous toll of russian blood and treasure, and left the country militarily and economically weakened. so, how come there hasn t been more open dissent within the russian elite? is it fear, brainwashing or a deeper, shared ethno nationalism? well, my guest, boris bondarev, is unique. he s a russian diplomat who quit and condemned putin s ukraine war. why is his a lone voice of insider dissent? boris bondarev, in switzerland, welcome to hardtalk. i want to begin, if i may, by getting a sense of what life is like for you today. last may, you quit your post. you delivered a scathing condemnation of putin and his war. so how is life for you today? well, it s become relatively easier than it was because i don t have to
from the east coast, but scattered skies rattling in on that wind from the east coast, particularly heavy for scotland and northern ireland, wintry over the high ground, and most of the same temperatures between 4 7, to a largely frost free start to your wednesday morning. wednesday sees low pressure sitting to the north of the uk. the proximity of the isobars shows us it will be another blustery sort of day, those wins really picking up for the english channel and those irish sea coasts as heavy downpours, mainly in the west during the morning. there could be some thunderstorms drifting their way further eastwards by the afternoon. early sunshine in the east, but we will all see rain at times through the day. winds gusting 50 60 mph close to the coast. temperatures a little bit down on what we have had today, between 7 11 and feeling cold where you are exposed to those brisk winds, and with heavy downpours around too. as we head through the night, more rain to come into the
intentionally or recklessly. and london s metropolitan police under scrutiny, a damning report find evidence of institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia . we start with an accusation from both china and russia that the united states is undermining global stability. it came on the final day of president s xi jinping state visit to moscow. there was plenty of pomp and ceremony. the chinese leader was treated to an orchestral rendition of the chinese and russian anthems, before moving in to the grand hall of the order of st catherine for talks. but consider the circumstances: with russia under heavy international sanctions and increasingly reliant on china. high on the agenda was the war in ukraine and beijing s12 point peace proposal to resolve the conflict, which vladimir putin said could be used as a basis to end the war. but the russian leader said the west had dissmissed the proposals as the basis for talks. we believe that many of the provisions and the peace plan pu