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Nigel Casey, UK ambassador to Russia: No communication is extremely dangerous

Nigel Casey, UK ambassador to Russia: No communication is extremely dangerous

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Nigel Casey talks about life as the UK’s ambassador in Putin’s Russia

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Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s Russia editor, speaks to Nigel Casey,
the UK’s ambassador to Russia, about the challenges of working in
Moscow on behalf of a government that views President Putin’s
Russia as a threat to Britain. He believes this job is one of the
most challenging - and important - of his career. In a wide
ranging conversation, the ambassador describes his life in Moscow
over the last two years, a period of heightened tensions between
the UK and Russia after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
in 2022.

The number of diplomats in the city has been drastically reduced
and, for a British ambassador in Moscow, there are daily
challenges to deal with. You’re going to hear his experience of
being followed wherever he goes in Russia and how, on occasions,
his staff face harassment. He sees a key part of his job -
defusing potentially dangerous diplomatic misunderstanding with
the Russian government.

He also reveals the gap between the anti-British rhetoric heard
in the country’s state media and the genuine curiosity of
ordinary Russians towards the UK. The Interview brings you
conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the
world. The best interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the
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Presenter: Steve Rosenberg Producers: Ben Tavener, Clare
Williamson and Lucy Sheppard Editor: Justine Lang

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(Image: Nigel Casey. Credit: UK Gov)