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Ilya Ponomarev

HARDtalk's Sarah Montague speaks to Ilya Ponomarev, who was only one of 446 deputies who voted against the Russian parliament's vote on President Putin's annexation of Crimea.

HARDtalk's Sarah Montague speaks to Ilya Ponomarev, who was only one of 446 deputies who voted against the Russian parliament's vote on President Putin's annexation of Crimea. Within months he was accused of fraud and his bank accounts were frozen. He now lives in the United States and says "the best talent we need for a future Russian government" is there. So can Russians in exile really make a difference when the man they want to overthrow is so popular at home?

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Aug 2016 19:30GMT
BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD

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Credits

Presenter Sarah Montague
Interviewed Guest Ilya Ponomarev

Broadcasts

  • Thu 21 Jul 2016 03:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Thu 21 Jul 2016 08:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Thu 21 Jul 2016 14:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Thu 21 Jul 2016 19:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Sat 23 Jul 2016 03:30GMT
    BBC News Channel BBC News Latin America & BBC News North America only
  • Tue 30 Aug 2016 03:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Tue 30 Aug 2016 08:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Tue 30 Aug 2016 14:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Tue 30 Aug 2016 19:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD