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How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions
How the Russian economy has thrived despite Western sanctions. Plus, the American military’s role in the Middle East, and the developing food crisis in Ethiopia.
John Simpson, in discussion with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses how the Russian economy has thrived despite Western sanctions, examines the American military’s role in the Middle East, and looks at the developing food crisis in Ethiopia.
Produced by Max Horberry and Benedick Watt
Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Gazprom's Amur Gas Processing Plant near the town of Svobodny in the Amur Region, Russia, 13 September 2023 (Credit: Artem Geodakyan/Sputnik via Reuters)
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