graeme smith. a senior consultant out of afghanistan for the international crisis group who worked on the ground in afghanistan for nine years. he previously worked for the u.n. assistance mission in afghanistan, and as an international journalist. again, thank you to mr. milliband and to mr. smith for appearing. we'll begin with you, mr. milliband, and both of your full statements will be entered into the record. >> thank you very much, senator murphy, senator young. thank you very much, indeed, to both of you for your initiative in setting up this hearing. i'm really looking forward to answering your questions. i want to bring the voices of 3,000 international rescue committee staff across afghanistan into the halls of power today, but also try to speak to the needs of the clients that we serve, a million last year, and sadly many more need us today. six months ago afghanistan was a poor country, a very poor country, as senator young has rightly pointed out the climate crisis, the covid crisis ad

, to prepare the public in russia to prepare the russian people that such an aggression against the graeme is possible. that it is possible to divide ukraine and it is possible to go nuclear to, ah, western europe or eastern europe, so much. so we are just russian states, tv, about, or nuclear strikes against poland or against the baltic states. so we have to consider that roman we are hearing about increasing disillusion within russia. we hear about protests. we hear about pushback, for example, from the board of the luke oil oil company. surprisingly enough. will any of that make a difference briefly if you would, i think yes, i'm hearing the reports from russia. that makes me think russia probably underestimated how quick the response from the west will be on the economic front and how heavy it will hit russia because there are only already. ready shortages of spare, pos, shortages of medicine, and the russians are really shocked at western companies are leaving russia. i think they didn't consider that. let me quickly a come back to the topic of western unity and solidarity and bring i

president vladimir putin for authorizing what russia goals a special military operation against the graeme after antony blinkin canceled his meeting with russian foreign minister, counterpart, sergey lever of nation media is talking about a whole new era and geopolitics. let alone nuclear weapon use here are naughty and had going underground. we seek to question more, as well as provide viewers with all sides of any debate. we have been reaching out to pro ukrainians to hear their side of the ukraine invasion. but in the current climate, many do not want to come on to talk to us. we like therefore, to extend an invite to any ukranian journalists or politicians watching now to come on the show and give your side of the story. but joining me now from moscow in italian, irish at sky, the former vice chairman of the internet of as committee in the russian duma. thanks so much italia for coming on. not sure how much a british media you're watching. i know you're appearing on on it. sometimes, as you might know, ne donation media has been broadcasting. views that vladimir putin has gone mad and

, to prepare the public in russia to prepare the russian people that such an aggression against the graeme is possible. that it is possible to divide ukraine and it is possible to go nuclear to, ah, western europe, or eastern europe. sorry. and so we are just russian states, tv about earth, nuclear strikes against poland or against the baltic states. so we have to consider that roman we are hearing about increasing disillusion within russia. we hear about protests. we hear about pushback, for example, from the board of the luke oil oil company. surprisingly enough. will any of that make a difference? briefly, if you what i think, yes, i'm hearing the reports from russia. that makes me think russia probably underestimated how quick the response from the west will be on the economic front and how heavy it will hit russia. because there are only already shortages of spare, pos shortages or medicine. and the russians are really shocked at western companies are leaving russia. i think they didn't consider that. let me quickly. i come back to the topic of western unity and solidarity and bring i

to prepare the publican rush up to prepare the russian people that such an aggression against the graeme is possible that it is possible to divide ukraine and it is possible to go nuclear to or western europe or eastern europe. and so we are just russian states, tv about, or nuclear strikes against poland or against the baltic states. so we have to consider that roman we are hearing about increasing disillusion within russia. we hear about protests. we hear about pushback, for example, from the board of the luke oil oil company, surprisingly enough. will any of that make a difference briefly if you would, i think, yes, i'm hearing the reports from russia. that makes me think russia probably underestimated how quick the response from the west will be on the economic front and how heavy it will hit russia. because there are only already shortages of spare, pos, shortages of medicine. and the russians are really shocked that western companies are leaving russia. i think they didn't consider that. let me quickly. i come back to the topic of western unity and solidarity and bring in a, a exce

people that such an aggression against the graeme is possible that it is possible to divide ukraine and it is possible to go nuclear to, ah, western europe or eastern europe so much. so we are just russian states, tv, about, or nuclear strikes against poland or against the baltic states. so we have to consider that roman we are hearing about increasing disillusion within russia. we hear about protests. we hear about pushback, for example, from the board of the luke oil oil company, surprisingly enough. will any of that make a difference briefly if you would, i think, yes, i'm hearing the reports from russia. that makes me think russia probably underestimated how quick the response from the west will be on the economic front and how heavy it will hit russia because there are only already. ready shortages of spare foss shortages on medicine and the russians are really shocked at western companies, are leaving russia. i think they didn't consider that. let me quickly a come back to the topic of western unity and solidarity and bring in a, a excerpt from president biden's state of the union

and with this situation, all 3 world institutions would make a decision about your graeme. how to stop boucher and if we do not increase the pressure on poor jim to bring a piece at the board will never and it will. the e s. foreign policy chief justice barella says the block is ready to take more restrictive measures against russia. he also says the indiscriminate bombing maria paul is a war crime. speaking after a meeting with defense ministers, burrell, again called for a cease fire, a one to insist on the absolute neat overstuffed, fiendish walk. all the war reaches an end. and the reach an ant rule, and a woman and a 1st step for an agreement is a ceasefire. keep in mind the sha frances of the people in multiple keep in mind the people who had been bomb kill people who are steady, starving escaping the houses of the 2 p and a full of images on the tv screens of what's happening ukraine. this has to stop or russia has told you a send boy to moscow that ties between the 2 countries are on the verge of being separate. this follows president enjo biden's comments last week

people that such an aggression against the graeme is possible that it is possible to divide ukraine and it is possible to go nuclear to, ah, western europe, or eastern europe. and so we are just russian states, tv about, or nuclear strikes against poland or against the baltic. states, so we have to consider that roman we are hearing about increasing disillusion within russia. we hear about protests. we hear about pushback, for example, from the board of the luke oil oil company. surprisingly enough. will any of that make a difference briefly if you would. i think yes, i'm hearing the reports from russia. that makes me think russia probably underestimated how quick the response from the west will be on the economic front and how heavy it will hit russia because there are only already. ready shortages of spare, pos, shortages of medicine, and the russians are really shocked that western companies are leaving russia. i think they didn't consider that. let me quickly a come back to the topic of western unity and solidarity and bring in a, a excerpt from president biden's state of the union

investigation with the referral of 49 icc states, including the united kingdom, the united states, senator graeme sponsoring a motion and the state now supporting that in terms of the icc, this morning the human rights council established a commission of inquiry by a vote of 32-2 and there will be an ability very quickly to develop strong evidence and then the prosecutor needs to go to the judges to seek an arrest warrant. the one thing we have here that we didn't have in the other cases, milosevic or taylor, we had the issue of whether the individual was truly in command or control but often in another country or proxy forces were used. this is not that kind of situation. this is a situation that was exactly to the top. no question if this is putin's decision-making, he has full knowledge of what's going on and that he's in control, even his own defense minister sort of taken aback in one of his recent statements. he's the guy that's in control. i predict a few months, an arrest warrant for vladimir putin. will he be answered or stopped? no, but it will weaken him and make international pariah,

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