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Russian Sanctions - 2 months in - Are they working ? Talking with Economics writer Phillip Inman of The Guardian and Observer newspapers.
Season 14
Episode 6
Published 3 years, 10 months ago
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Two months ago Russia's foreign reserves were frozen and crippling economic sanctions were imposed on the country. The goal was and is to push Russia into a deep recession, cause runaway inflation and bring a speedy end to the war in Ukraine. Have they started to bite ? But could they be thwarted by China, India and Israel providing a back door lifeline to bust the sanctions ?