Flight From Russia
From Our Own Correspondent
BBC
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Russian men have been flooding across the border to escape Vladimir Putin's military draft. Around 10,000 Russian citizens have been entering the republic of Georgia daily since the call-up was announced. Rayhan Demytrie has spoken to Russians crossing the border. As protests continue across Iran, following the death in custody of a young woman after allegedly breaking headscarf rules, Rana Rahimpour reflects on how restrictions on women have evolved since the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and her own experience growing up in Tehran. Giorgia Meloni is set to be Italy's next Prime Minister, after winning a convincing victory in last weekend’s election. The far-right leader has been quick to denounce the party’s fascist links but not all are convinced. Mark Lowen has been looking at how history weighs on Italy – and whether its likely first female Prime Minister will tone down in office. The strategically well-placed Pacific Islands continue to be a battleground for influence for the US and China. Among the island nations they’re courting is Fiji - Suranjana Tewari travelled there recently and found the country is looking to a self-sustained future, with the advent of a thriving start up scene. And finally, we’re in the forests of Northern Ukraine where the war has not only taken a human toll but has also had a dramatic effect on an oft-forgotten aspect of life in that country: the rare flora and fauna. Moose, deer, lynx and wolves are all known to live in this remote corner of the continent. Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner travelled to Ukraine’s northern forests to visit a part of Europe few visitors ever see.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Today, in Italy, the specter of fascism is rattling Brussels, |
| 0:09.7 | but will the country's new far-right leader |
| 0:12.0 | match the rhetoric with her actions? |
| 0:14.9 | Protests continue across Iran, despite a heavy clamp down. |
| 0:19.5 | We hear what it's like growing up under the ever-watching eye |
| 0:23.1 | of the morality police. |
| 0:25.6 | As climate change threatens Fiji's main industry's tourism |
| 0:29.6 | and fishing, we hear of its plans to become a tech hub. |
| 0:34.0 | And we're on the trail of the wild moose, or elk, |
| 0:37.6 | in the forests of northern Ukraine, |
| 0:40.3 | where a local forestry official extends his hospitality. |
| 0:44.8 | First to Georgia, where Russian men have been flooding across the border |
| 0:49.4 | to escape the military draft, following Vladimir Putin's call |
| 0:53.5 | for partial mobilization to fight his war in Ukraine. |
| 0:57.9 | Around 10,000 Russian citizens have been entering the Republic |
| 1:02.2 | of Georgia daily, since the call-up was announced. |
| 1:06.4 | This influx is causing unease among Georgians |
| 1:09.4 | who have a tangled history with their northern neighbour, |
| 1:12.3 | including, most recently, the war in 2008 over South Ossetia. |
| 1:18.2 | Ray Handimetry has been at the border crossing between Georgia and Russia. |
| 1:23.8 | When this war started, it was Ukrainian women and children |
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