I'm Jonathan Capehart and welcome to Capehart.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to significant global sanctions against Russia,

its leaders, and oligarchs.

Smack in the middle of the United States' effort is Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

We have isolated Russia financially.

The ruble has been in a free fall.

The Russian stock market is closed.

Russia has been effectively shut out of the international financial system.

In this conversation, first recorded on March 10th for Washington Post Live, Secretary

Yellen talks more about how the sanctions work.

We also discuss record high inflation and gas prices hitting American consumers.

And she tells me when we'll be able to pay for things with a Harriet Tubman $20 bill.

Secretary Yellen, thank you for coming to Washington Post Live.

Thanks so much for inviting me, Jonathan, nice to be with you.

So let's start with a little bit of breaking news.

A few hours ago, the British announced sanctions against Roman Abramovich,

the Russian oligarch who also owns the Chelsea football team, which he was trying to sell,

but can't now, because of the sanctions.

Will the United States follow suit?

Well, we have a list of individuals, Russians, on whom we have imposed sanctions,

and a further group of individuals that we're considering.

So the names continue to be added to the sanction list.

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