First Interview with Vladimir Pozner Regarding War in Ukraine and Putin

Dear CCI Friends,

Vladimir Pozner, Russia’s foremost independent news commentator, was interviewed by Jim Garrison of Humanity Rising this past week in a lengthy session. Since you may be pressed for time, we are including only the remarks by Pozner directly. Please watch the whole interview when you have time at: 

Summit on Ukraine I: Overview of the War

For Pozner’s specific commentary, skip to 16:40 to view.

Known to not be fond of Putin in the past, Pozner gives an amazing assessment of both Putin and the Ukraine war that most Americans haven’t heard. In case you haven’t followed Pozner’s history, a few words about what has made his assessments so respected around the world.

Pozner’s Russian father was a top filmmaker in Hollywood in 1947 during the post-war frenzy to purge the US of “influences” of USSR. His father was blackballed and forced to leave the United States with his French wife and two young sons, one being Vladimir Pozner. Arriving in the USSR, Pozner had to somehow fit in to survive. Out of this experience was formed the Pozner the world has now come to know and greatly respect. He’s a truth teller and a searcher for ways to create a more just world. He has done this through weekly television programs and is now the most trusted Russian voice across the former USSR and also around the world.

I met Pozner in 1983 on my first trip to the Soviet Union. We became friends and colleagues. When I got in trouble, he bailed me out. When I was sued in St. Petersburg, he flew to sit in court advising me how to win my suit. With him sitting there, the legal matters took care of themselves. I trust his assessments totally. Pozner and Putin are two totally different personalities; hence Pozner hasn’t identified with Putin at all … he has been standoffish regarding Putin.

Listen to Pozner’s assessment of the background of this raging Ukraine war and Putin’s attempts to find ways to deal with the crises he sees ahead.

Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives

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