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welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow's rule some three decades ago, and which is now braced for a new era of confrontation with russia. vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine reminded latvians of the russian threat. it also stoked internal tensions — because a quarter of latvia's population is ethnic russian, and this country relies heavily on russian gas supplies. well, my guest today is latvia's prime minister, kristjanis karins. just how vulnerable is latvia? prime minister krist...

hit, hardest with relentless russian airstrikes and ukraine is still waiting for more heavy weapons from the west. and a diplomatic crisis escalates between russia and lithuania. pasco demands that the nato member lift a rail blockade on sanctions, goods for its enclave. x play kalynne, and brad or face serious consequences. and an anti semitism controversy overshadows germany's documentary arch show. organizers decide to remove one of the artworks after it. triggers fierce criticism. ah, annex spicer welcome to the program, and we begin with some breaking use at least 250 people hav...

>> donald trump there doing what he can to flip the script in response to the recent january 6th hearings. we'll have more from his first public appearance since they began, and what we can expect next in the next round. and colombia is poised to lead latin america's green energy initiative. we'll tell you how politics are getting in the way of that. we begin in ukraine, which has just cleared the first hurdle on a path to join the european union. ukrainian and eu flags flew side by side after recommending they be given candidate status. vladimir putin is okay with that because the...

a decade. but his supporters say his battle is not over yet. ah, a michael ok, welcome. the battle for control of ukraine's eastern industrial heartland. the dumbass continues to rage full force and the civilian toll is rising. the regional governor of lou, hans says heavy shelling by russian forces in the city of lucy chance has killed many people. it comes as russia fights, a brutal battle for for control of neighboring several minutes. this a chance is the only city in the key battleground region, still under ukrainian control. d. w, as rebecca readers is in chief and sent us this...

a parent turned activist who lost his son in the shooting. that started the national debate in the u. s. on gun ownership. ah, welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm michael ok. ukraine's president villamor zalinski says russia is trying to destroy every city in the eastern dumbass region. rushers, fire power in ukraine's industrial heartland is estimated to be at least 10 times greater than ukraine's. and zalinski says his troops won't be able to hold back. hooton's forces much longer without an increase supply of western weapons. as battles re, john some $300.00 civilians fro...