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Freezing Putin’s war chest: Are the sanctions working?

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🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

A number of Western nations have imposed sanctions on Russia, its leadership and some of Putin's alleged allies. But are they working?

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Guest: Oliver Wright, Policy Editor, The Times.

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0:30.0

When you can't or won't take up arms to fight a bully, but you don't want him to win,

0:41.2

what's left is sanctions.

0:43.6

The UK is proudly, by example.

0:46.2

We've already put in place the largest package of sanctions in our history.

0:50.9

From banking to oligarchs to energy, sanctions are starting to bite in Moscow.

0:56.5

The Russian rulebook has plunged to a record load, Russia's central bank, doubled its

1:01.2

key interest rate to an unprecedented 20% and in London, I think it's a bit unfair on

1:06.6

the club.

1:07.6

They've known the situation for 19 years, but now because there's a war, they're punishing

1:12.4

Chelsea and punishing the Bramovich.

1:15.8

But what is it realistic to expect sanctions to achieve?

1:22.5

Your listening to stories of our times and the times and the Sunday times, I'm David

1:25.5

Geronovich.

1:26.5

Today, sanctioning Putin, deadly weapon or paper tiger.

1:37.7

I'm Oliver Wright, policy editor at the Times.

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