British Ex-Diplomat Detained for Peace Efforts, Reaching out to Russia | Ian Proud
Former British diplomat to Moscow, Ian Proud, was detained at Heathrow Airport for the apparent offense of traveling to the Valdai Discussion Club to talk to Russia's intelligentsia.Ian and Pascal discuss civil liberties, sanctions, foreign influence rules and what they see as Europe’s narrowing space for dissent. Proud shares impressions from Moscow, warns about nuclear escalation and argues that abandoning diplomacy endangers European security. Their conversation closes with an appeal for dialogue, public engagement and a negotiated end to the war.
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Time Stamps
00:00 Ian Proud returns from Russia
00:52 Detained at Heathrow: Ian’s account
02:51 Questioning, seized devices and family impact
13:58 Challenging detention and foreign influence rules
20:09 Sanctions, dissent and civil liberties
28:22 What Ian learned at Valdai
34:17 Nuclear escalation and the need for diplomacy
42:48 The human cost of war and a call for peace Receive SMS online on sms24.me
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