Sanctions, tensions — and a birthday at the FAC
Brussels Playbook Podcast
POLITICO
4.4 • 202 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is presented by Amazon. Across Europe, businesses are growing with the |
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| 0:17.7 | businesses across Europe grow at aWS. |
| 0:27.8 | Good morning. It's Monday, February 23, and this is the Brussels Playbook podcast. |
| 0:40.1 | The vibe in Brussels today is uneasy. As foreign ministers gather, hoping to agree on the 20th sanctions package against Russia, which Hungary is threatening to block. |
| 0:44.4 | Meanwhile, Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Kosta are heading to Ukraine to mark the anniversary |
| 0:48.9 | of the war. |
| 0:51.0 | Also on the podcast, Iceland is eyeing a fast-track EU comeback and there's tariff turmoil in the US. |
| 0:58.4 | I'm Zoya Shafdilovic, Politico's chief EU correspondent. |
| 1:02.1 | And with me here today is our chief foreign affairs correspondent Nick Vinico. |
| 1:05.2 | Hey, Nick. |
| 1:06.0 | Hey, Zoya. |
| 1:06.9 | What's your favorite fruit? |
| 1:08.6 | Apples. |
| 1:09.4 | That's also the only fruit. |
| 1:12.4 | I like a pompal moose. |
| 1:14.4 | A pompal moose. |
| 1:15.2 | Those are good. |
| 1:16.0 | I like the little bitter bite there. |
| 1:17.4 | Delicious. |
| 1:18.9 | All right, let's get to our first story today. |
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