The hour begins with Putin's political pawns and the dangerous hostage diplomacy going on in the Kremlin. It's been a year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich became the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges after the Cold War. Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of imprisoned Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, speaks about the fight to free political prisoners in Russia.
In a significant sign of growing dissent within the Biden campaign over the Gaza crisis, U.S. State Department official Anel Sheline resigned in protest this week. She tells Christiane why her human rights work has become impossible.
Next, Zahiro-Shahar Mol, whose elderly uncle is still held captive in Gaza, accused the Israeli government of misleading the people and betraying the remaining hostages.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk's Starlink internet satellite system has become essential to the Ukrainian military, especially drone pilots. But now it is being used against them by Russian soldiers, who should never have had access to it. CNN's Nick Peyton Walsh investigates how Russia appears to be evading US sanctions.
This week's Amanpour Archive features a 2015 interview with Christiane and Gloria Steinem. Her tireless advocacy and her undercover journalism made her a global feminist icon.
And finally, the Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha saw his family's home destroyed in Gaza and, after fleeing bombing after bombing, eventually fled to Egypt with his wife and children. Christiane asks Mosab to read a poem inspired by the life and home he left behind.
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