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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?
Last on
Tue 30 Aug 201619:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sarah Montague |
| Interviewed Guest | Ilya Ponomarev |
Broadcasts
- Thu 21 Jul 201603:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Thu 21 Jul 201608:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Thu 21 Jul 201614:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Thu 21 Jul 201619:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 23 Jul 201603:30GMTBBC News Latin America & North America only
- Tue 30 Aug 201603:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 30 Aug 201608:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 30 Aug 201614:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 30 Aug 201619:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
