Steve Rosenberg
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Steve Rosenberg is the BBC's Russia editor, known for his deep understanding of Russian society and politics. This interview reveals his ability to mediate between different perspectives and foster dialogue, even in a repressive environment.
“Across the country, we go to towns and villages and cities and speak to people and people still willing to speak to us on the street wherever we go. Yes, people talk about what we hope the war will be over and people do use the word war. You know, officially it's not a war. Officially, it's still a special military ope”
“Finally, finally, finally, Steve. One thing you and I have in common, we both saw the advent of ABBA at the Eurozone Song Contest in Brighton as one of the seminal moments in European history. We don't need to talk about our ABBA obsession now. But one thing that people do know you for is this extraordinary ability you”
“The answer right now, Rule, is you're not going to have many situations where Russian media are attending a Kirstarmer press conference because He's not going to be standing alongside Vladimir Putin. We did have, we had several press conferences with Putin, and we used to go Britain, Russia, Britain Russia, occasionall”
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