Money Talks: Is the West losing its sanctions war?

Money Talks: Is the West losing its sanctions...

Up next

For bucks’ sake: the rise of self-made billionaires

Many people, including politicians, love to hate the super-rich, and assume they have gamed the system. Yet our correspondent reports that a growing share of today’s wealthiest earned their money providing goods and services we all want. A new crackdown on scam compounds in Cambo ...  Show more

Kyiv brawl: Ukraine’s top general fired

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Oleksandr Syrsky. That follows days of protests at his sacking of the defence minister. Our correspondent analyses the fallout. America’s murder rate is falling, so why are cops killing m ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

The Economic War: How Hard Are Sanctions Hitting Russia?
Ukrainecast

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it has been subject to thousands of sanctions from the West - but despite this, Russia’s economy is thriving. So how is the world’s most sanctioned country getting around them? And what does this tell us about how effectiv ...  Show more

Fortunes of war: is Russia’s economy slowing?
The Intelligence from The Economist

The collapse of Russia’s wartime economy has long been foretold, yet massive fiscal stimulus has compensated for the effect of sanctions. Though the pinch is now being felt, the labour market is surprisingly resilient. Protesters in China are getting more creative. And why car to ...  Show more

Are Sanctions Slowing Down Russia's War Machine?
Consider This from NPR

We're approaching a year since Russian leader Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, a conflict that has resulted in thousands of dead civilians and over eight million refugees.Along with sending billions of dollars in military aid to Ukrainian forces, the US has responded with a wide r ...  Show more

Can the West Stop Russia by Strangling its Economy?
The Ezra Klein Show

There’s the Russia-Ukraine war that’s easy to follow in the news right now. We can watch Russian bombs falling on Ukraine, see Russian tanks smoking on the side of the road, hear from Ukrainian resistance fighters livestreaming their desperate defense.

But there’s anothe ...

  Show more