Sanctions on oligarchs, and a lockout in baseball
Post Reports
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🗓️ 3 March 2022
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Today on Post Reports, how the U.S. is imposing sanctions on Russia’s elite. Plus, why Major League Baseball is canceling games.
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On Thursday, the White House announced new sanctions against more Russian elites and their family members. Reporter Jeff Stein explains the strategy behind seizing yachts, jets and luxury apartments.
This week, Major League Baseball announced that roughly 90 games would be canceled amid a labor dispute between the players union and team owners. Baseball reporter Chelsea Janes explains why the two parties can’t come to an agreement and why the lockout is so aggravating to fans.
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| 0:16.8 | Alisher Usamanov is a Russian billionaire with ties to Vladimir Putin. |
| 0:21.3 | And we learned on Thursday morning that one of his most prized possessions, |
| 0:25.3 | a $600 million yacht, 512 feet. |
| 0:29.5 | 1600 tons, two helicopter pads, a sauna, a beauty salon, a gym, |
| 0:34.7 | and a thousand different sofa cushions according to Forbes, |
| 0:38.3 | was seized by German authorities. |
| 0:40.4 | One of the first major yachts taken in a widening sting |
| 0:44.2 | in an attempt to go after Vladimir Putin's internet work. |
| 0:49.6 | From the newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Reports. |
| 0:53.9 | I'm David Betancourt and from Martin Powers. |
| 0:56.8 | It's Thursday, March 3rd. |
| 1:00.3 | Today, the plans to confiscate yachts, jets, and luxury apartments |
| 1:04.1 | from the Russian elites close to Putin. |
| 1:06.5 | Plus, why is there no baseball being played right now? |
| 1:13.2 | Okay, Jeff, so give me the news here. |
| 1:14.7 | What is the Biden administration preparing to do with regard to sanctions |
| 1:18.7 | and Russian oligarchs? |
| 1:20.1 | So far as the US has tried to mount an economic response |
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