Are Sanctions Hurting Putin?
The Inquiry
BBC
4.6 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2014
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Vladimir Putin certainly knows how the West views his actions in Ukraine. Sanctions have been in place against Russia for months. There is talk of toughening them. At the G20 meeting in Australia he was rebuked by Angela Merkel, Stephen Harper and other leaders, before flying home early. But are sanctions having any real effect on the Russian president? Are they likely to force him to change course in Ukraine? We hear from a top Moscow economist Natalia Orlova, a Putin loyalist in Vladivostok, veteran European diplomat Sir Robert Cooper and Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs and a close Putin-watcher.
(Photo: President Vladimir Putin. Credit: AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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| 0:50.0 | This week, as world leaders consider tougher sanctions against Russia, we ask are sanctions hurting President Putin. |
| 1:00.0 | On the 27th of February this year, over 100 pro-Russian gunmen dressed in army fatigues stormed the Crimean Parliament. |
| 1:09.0 | Heavily armed, they hoisted a Russian flag above the building. |
| 1:18.9 | The next day there were violent demonstrations outside. President Putin ordered his fighter jets to a state of high alert. |
| 1:23.3 | Ukraine's acting president warned Russia not to intervene. |
| 1:27.5 | Events moved quickly. |
| 1:29.6 | Just over two weeks later, Crimea held a referendum. |
| 1:33.2 | Organizers said 97% of voters chose to join Russia. |
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