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Africa Correspondent, Sky News. Formerly Russia - originally Canada johnrsparks1@gmail.com

Johannesburg, South Africa
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Joined June 2009
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  1. 22 hours ago

    So many countries are doing so much more ….

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    Labour's : Are you not ashamed that only 50 visas have been granted for Ukrainians? Foreign Secretary : That's really a matter for the Home Secretary.
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    Mar 5

    Moldova issues plea for humanitarian aid and support as Ukraine war brings multiple crises. ‘We are approaching the breaking point,’ Foreign Minister

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    Mar 4

    Polish border with Ukraine. This is the best of humanity. People driving from all over Europe to offer refugees a lift and a room.

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    Mar 3

    On the Sky News podcast, speaks to our correspondent , cameraman Garwen McLuckie and producer who joined Ukrainians leaving everything behind – including husbands, brothers and sons. 🎧 Listen here 👉

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    Mar 3

    Listening to and Garwen McLuckie... Very poignant testimony of what they witnessed and what they felt as journalists and humanbeings.

    On the Sky News podcast, speaks to our correspondent , cameraman Garwen McLuckie and producer who joined Ukrainians leaving everything behind – including husbands, brothers and sons. 🎧 Listen here 👉
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  6. Mar 3

    Essential questioning by Zakharova's denials, deflections and hypothetical concoctions are weak and unconvincing....

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    'If you are going to ask a question in the same tone, I'm not going to speak to you.' Sky's asks the Russian foreign ministry spokesperson if Russia is "lying" about targeting Ukrainian civilians. Live updates:
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    Mar 3

    Nice split screen from as Putin lies to camera

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    Mar 3

    The train leaving Lviv to Poland - women, children, older people and pets. A grandfather helping aboard a child in a lightweight wheelchair. Tears. Nerves. And a queue that was remarkably orderly.

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  9. Mar 3

    In Ukraine, every train is an evacuation train and we joined one heading west to the city of Lviv. The carriages were packed, the passengers burdened with regret - the journey a disaster for all. Produced by ⁦⁩ - shot by ⁦⁩

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  10. Mar 2

    Thank you Lee…

    Huge admiration for the dedication and bravery of those in media reporting from . But this report from is just an incredibly powerful piece of story telling. He’s on board a train of women & children fleeing, lives in turmoil🙏🏼
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    Mar 2

    A moving report from on the emotional journey for thousands of Ukrainians heading west to Lviv and to relative safety. Many have been travelling for days to crowd onto packed trains, leaving family behind & with nowhere to go when they arrive

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    Mar 1

    To get an idea of state TV coverage in Moscow, these are the stories on the website of flagship news programme, Vesti, this morning: 1. The Russian armed forces are not connected with the missile strike on the Kharkiv administration building – the Ukrainians did it themselves

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  13. Mar 1

    Thanks Julie Ann :)

    please keep safe all you journalists in been must watch news so so horrific plus I’ve developed a little crush on 😍
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  14. Mar 1

    A sign of Russia's intent. This is Freedom Square in central Kharkiv - we stood on that spot one week ago, listing to musicians sing patriotic songs in the blue 'Freedom tent' to the left. People told us they couldn't believe the Russians would invade...

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    Feb 28

    President signed membership application for . This is the choice of 🇺🇦 and Ukrainian people. We more than deserve it.

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    Feb 28

    Good evening from Kyiv. Three huge explosions rock the city a few miles from where we are. This is what captured as we prepared to go live with – At Київ / Киев / Kyiv

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    Feb 27

    Kyiv resident Mark Goncharuk, fleeing with others in a van toward the Ukrainian border, fights back tears as he talks about how his father stayed behind to help support the fight against the Russians

    'We left our Dad in Kyiv' - little boy chokes back tears - News
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    Feb 28

    More than 500,000 refugees have now fled from Ukraine into neighbouring countries.

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  19. Feb 28

    From contact in Kharkiv: Bombing has stopped for the last couple of hours, and things are quite peaceful for now. People shopping for food and queuing for water - we’ve heard nothing for a while….

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    Feb 28

    The fact that the Russians just dropped a massive rocket artillery barrage on a residential area indicates that they may be done limiting these kinds of strikes.

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    Kharkiv, MLRS impacts
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