Ukraine’s plans for Crimea
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2023
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Brands keep spending on TikTok despite a threat by the US to ban the social media app, KKR is looking to buy a large stake in FGS Global, and Ukraine says it’s “ready” to talk to Russia about the Crimean peninsula if Kyiv’s counteroffensive succeeds. Plus, the FT’s Anjli Raval examines whether boomerang chief executives actually work out for their companies.
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Brands increase TikTok ad spending despite US ban threat
Ukraine ‘ready’ to talk to Russia on Crimea if counteroffensive succeeds
KKR set to buy stake in communications group FGS Global
Boomerang chief executives provide comfort in times of crisis
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:09.9 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:11.5 | Today is Thursday, April 6th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:19.0 | Ukraine says it sees a path to reopening talks with Russia about Crimea, |
| 0:24.0 | and KKR is going big on a financial communications group. |
| 0:28.5 | Plus boardrooms, they have this thing for going back to their exes, |
| 0:33.2 | but sometimes there's a reason things didn't work out the first time. |
| 0:37.6 | Often CEO that has gone and is returning is actually coming back to resolve issues that they |
| 0:43.8 | probably started. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm Mark Philippineau, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:57.9 | The US has been threatening to ban TikTok for a while now. |
| 1:01.6 | There are national security concerns over the social media app, |
| 1:05.1 | suspicions that its Beijing-based parent company, Bite Dance, uses TikTok to spy on Americans. |
| 1:11.2 | These US China tensions haven't scared brands though. |
| 1:15.0 | In fact, digital advertising on TikTok grew by 11% in March. |
| 1:20.1 | Analytics group, sensor tower, found that companies like Pepsi, Amazon, and Apple were some |
| 1:25.6 | of the biggest spenders on TikTok last month. But not every company is comfortable taking the risk. |
| 1:31.4 | Some are moving ads spending to other platforms like Meta and Google, |
| 1:35.5 | just in case the US does actually ban TikTok. |
| 1:45.9 | Russia annexed Crimea back in 2014, well before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 1:51.7 | Kiev is now planning a counter-offensive. |
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