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ukraine and near the southern city of kherson. the city of lyman has been recaptured 2a hours after the russian president announced the annexation of four partially occupied regions. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. britain mourned the death of queen elizabeth in ways that combined the intimate and the personal with the grand and ceremonial. for most of us, of course, death and grief remain a very private affair. an irreversible, life altering shock when we lose someone close for which there is no guide or preparation. my guest today is the one time pop star turned church of england vicar, the reverend richard coles, whose frank account of his own grief has struck a chord with many. why did grief nearly break him? richard coles, welcome to hardtalk. britain has just lived through a rather extraordinary, the mourning that came with it. and many people have said that the death of the queen revived very sharp memories for them of their ow ....
time pop star turned church of england vicar, the reverend richard coles, whose frank account of his own grief has struck a chord with many. why did grief nearly break him? richard coles, welcome to hardtalk. britain has just lived through a rather extraordinary, momentous experience, the death of queen elizabeth, the mourning that came with it. and many people have said that the death of the queen revived very sharp memories for them of their own losses and how they felt during their own losses. you ve just written a book about grief. is that true of you, too? oh, yes, very much so. i think the queen had a representative life as well as a sort of constitutional life and a personal life. and her loss is a loss we all experience. people say, oh, but you didn t know her, but of course, we all did know her from banknotes, from stamps, from simplyjust being there, the christmas message. and that absence affects all of us. and any absence will elicit in you your own experien ....
People in ukraine must be pretty hopeful that the big counteroffensive which is building up still hasn t reached its full potential that that will be successful. so, within the western media, the discourse lies in discussing whether ukrainian counteroffensive is strong enough. did they manage to take enough territories? is it too slow? if you read ukrainian media, it would be a very different take on that. so, people would be mostly hopeful and grateful the counteroffensive is moving, full stop. that s the major thing for them. they understand that it cannot be an easy task because for ukrainian people, it s notjust a number of troops or a number of soldiers it s somebody s father, it s somebody s son. for them, the speed is not that important as saving as many lives as possible. the possibility is quite strong that the russian army might just actually collapse ....
So, within the western media, the discourse lies in discussing whether ukrainian counteroffensive is strong enough. did they manage to take enough territories? is it too slow? if you read ukrainian media, it would be a very different take on that, so people would be mostly hopeful and grateful the counteroffensive is moving, full stop. that s the major thing for them. they understand that it cannot be an easy task, because for ukrainian people, it s notjust a number of troops or a number of soldiers. it s somebody s father, it s somebody s son. for them, the speed is not that important as saving as many lives as possible. the possibility is quite strong that the russian army mightjust actually collapse in the face of the ukrainian army at some stage, or that the political will to carry on the war will fall. ....
And that s what we saw, as well. people in ukraine must be pretty hopeful that the big counteroffensive which is building up still hasn t reached its full potential, that that will be successful. so, within the western media, the discourse lies in discussing whether ukrainian counteroffensive is strong enough. did they manage to take enough territories? is it too slow? if you read ukrainian media, it would be a very different take on that, so people would be mostly hopeful and grateful the counteroffensive is moving, full stop. that s the major thing for them. they understand that it cannot be an easy task, because for ukrainian people, it s notjust a number of troops or a number of soldiers. it s somebody s father, it s somebody s son. for them, the speed is not that important as saving as many lives as possible. the possibility is quite strong that the russian army might ....