BBCNEWS HARDtalk July 6, 2024
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 swit...