The Interview Podcast
1) US, France are 'guarantors of ceasefire deal', Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says
On the eve of his first visit to France and his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24. He discussed the conditions i...Show More
2) IOC president hopes Olympics will be an ‘inspiration’ amid world conflicts
“It’s not the job of an IOC president to have an easy life,” said Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, adding that his task is to "organise the best possible Olympic Games fo...Show More
IOC president hopes Olympics will be an ‘inspiration’ amid world conflicts
14:24 | Jul 18th, 2024
3) Niger junta 'has no legitimacy' to try President Bazoum, exiled minister tells FRANCE 24
Niger’s military junta has no right to prosecute the country's deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, his exiled foreign minister said in an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and its sister radio RFI, cal...Show More
4) Russia is trying to 'fund its war machine at the expense of Africa', Ukraine's FM says
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba condemned Russia's recent strikes on Ukraine's Black Sea ports in the wake of Moscow's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Init...Show More
5) Exclusive: France's Macron calls for international taxation in push for climate solidarity
In a exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, RFI and franceinfo, French President Emmanuel Macron outlined his vision for tackling the twin issues of climate change and the fight against extreme poverty. ...Show More
6) 'Putin has decided to become the new Stalin': Exiled Russian dissident Vladimir Osechkin
Russian dissident Vladmir Osechkin spoke to FRANCE 24 from the French city of Biarritz, where he has been living in exile since 2015. The founder of Gulagu.net, an NGO that documents abuses in the Rus...Show More
7) Ex-Saudi intelligence chief 'hopes' deal with Iran will be game-changer for region
FRANCE 24 spoke to the former head of Saudi intelligence, Turki al-Faisal, following the announcement that Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations. The prince expressed h...Show More
Ex-Saudi intelligence chief 'hopes' deal with Iran will be game-changer for region
11:54 | Mar 14th, 2023
8) Mateusz Morawiecki: 'Without the US, there wouldn’t be a free Ukraine anymore'
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki sat down with FRANCE 24’s Marc Perelman to talk about the war in Ukraine and US President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Poland to mark the one-year anniversary...Show More
Mateusz Morawiecki: 'Without the US, there wouldn’t be a free Ukraine anymore'
13:26 | Feb 18th, 2023
9) 'Putin will never press the nuclear button': Top Ukrainian official Danilov
The head of Ukraine's national security and defence council, Oleksiy Danilov, sat down with FRANCE 24 correspondent and reporter Gulliver Cragg in Kyiv. As Ukraine asks the West for hundreds of modern...Show More
'Putin will never press the nuclear button': Top Ukrainian official Danilov
11:52 | Jan 23rd, 2023
10) Independent Egyptian journalist Lina Atallah: 'We feel really lonely'
FRANCE 24 spoke to Lina Attalah, co-founder and editor of the independent Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr. In late August, the paper published a story about corruption within the ruling Nation's Futur...Show More