I haven’t seen that before

How can one man terrorise the whole world?!

So what is different here than the Takiban taking over in Afganistan. Surely there are enough similarities that both countries civilians deserve the same considerations.

Putin has been in power for too long - he believes he is invincible and has been allowed by the rest of the world to push Russia’s boundaries forwards.

What I have been thinking about is why the world has not reacted in the same way to other aggressive onslaughts into other countries eg Britain and the USA invading Iraq x no one has been brought to justice for what could be described as war crimes.

Are we being hypocritical?

henetha

I feel quite worried about Clive Myrie and other reporters in Ukraine now. They are so brave. How will they get out if they need to, with all flights stopped and all roads leading westwards heaving with people naturally trying to escape?

Quite. I'm wondering why they are in there in the first place? There are excellent journals already in the region reporting fantastically well under extreme circs .so why the shipping in of news readers? Deeply questionable decisions by bbc-again.

Estrellita

How can one man terrorise the whole world?!

Because nobody can get close enough to put one in him

Mummer

henetha

I feel quite worried about Clive Myrie and other reporters in Ukraine now. They are so brave. How will they get out if they need to, with all flights stopped and all roads leading westwards heaving with people naturally trying to escape?

Quite. I'm wondering why they are in there in the first place? There are excellent journals already in the region reporting fantastically well under extreme circs .so why the shipping in of news readers? Deeply questionable decisions by bbc-again.

I completely agree with you Mummer. Clive Myrie is a newsreader. Why is he over in Ukraine interviewing excellent journalists and correspondents who are already in the region and who can relay all the information themselves. Fantastic people like Lyse Doucet, Orla Guerin and Steve Rosenberg to mention a few. It seems to be the usual BBC 'thing' these days of reporters interviewing other reporters, Aunty BEEB seems to have lost it's way recently.

Clive Myrie is not just a newsreader, he's an experienced journalist and war correspondent. I think the reason Clive is in Kiev is as an anchorman, coordinating reports from other reporters in other areas.

Clive's career has seen him report from more than 80 countries, including covering wars in Croatia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, and the rise and fall of the Taliban. Clive has a particular interest in US politics and has covered four Presidential races, including Barack Obama’s victory in 2008 and his inauguration the following year. In 2013 he co-anchored coverage of Nelson Mandela’s funeral from South Africa.

I can remember Clive Myrie reporting from other war-torn countries but perhaps some of you are too young to remember.

My hope is that our wonderful SAS have another agenda and they find that little bastard.

‘I just hope Putin decides to visit the front, and one of his own shoots him in the back’

Unfortunately I don’t think that will happen. At the meeting with his Govt ‘ministers’ yesterday he sat 10 meters distant from them as is his habit. He is totally paranoid and probably won’t move from the safety of his bunker, more’s the pity
I too worry about all the Press in Ukraine but the suffering of the desperate people, particularly the children & babies is what keeps me awake

I don't think it's just the BBC. Other broadcasters have reporters there too, I think. I'm very concerned about all of them, and of course all the brave people of Ukraine who are going through unbelievable hell just because of one man's paranoia.
I just googled it, and yes, many broadcasters have reporters actually in Ukraine. James Mates from ITV; Mark Austin from Sky news, etc. etc. Loads of them apparently.

If you are a reporter, where else would you want to be just now?
I would want to be in the thick of it personally.

Photo journalists would want to be there too. Think of Philip Jones-Griffiths, Margaret Bourke-White and my favourite photographer with his behind the lines work - Don McCullin. These people and others have made profound, moving and instructive images. The pictures that have moved the world.

Conflicts need great journalists - both "regular" and photo- to try to bring the truth out on behalf of the people.

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