Pentagon official condemns Russia over Ukraine war

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby accused President Vladimir Putin of ‘depravity’ in his two-month invasion of Ukraine. Speaking emotionally at a Pentagon briefing on Friday, he described Russia’s actions as ‘unconscionable’.

Also in the programme: We hear from exiled Ugandan writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija on his country's worsening human rights record.

And how Moldova is trying to avoid being drawn into the war in Ukraine.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other topical issues of the day are Karin von Hippel, Director-General of the defence think-tank RUSI, an independent defence and security research centre in London, and a former US State Department Official, and Jacquelin Magnay, European Correspondent for The Australian, based in London.

(Picture: Liubov Khomenko reacts as she walks through her destroyed house, amid Russia"s invasion of Ukraine in the village of Andriivka, in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 7, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Marko Djurica)