Today marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, so how is the economy faring and what financial support has the country received?
(Picture: BAKHMUT, UKRAINE - JANUARY 14: A woman works in one of the few stores open in the city of Bakhmut as soldiers remain in fierce fighting to defend the city against the Russians on January 14, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. ... Show More
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Trump plans to hit Brazil with 50% tariffs
The US president, Donald Trump, has made public the tariffs he intends to slap on imports from another group of countries, including Brazil, from the start of August. The chipmaker Nvidia has become the first company in the world to reach a market value of $4tn on Wednesday. Davi ... Show More
48m 41s
May 2023
Ukraine Lost in Bakhmut. But It Has Much Bigger Plans.
After almost a year of deadly battle, Russia has claimed victory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. But what happens now is uncertain.Eric Schmitt, who covers national security for The New York Times, explains what this moment in the war means, and why the next few months ... Show More
23m 5s
Jan 2023
Business and conscription in Russia
Victoriya Holland investigates how businesses in Russia are surviving, as tens of thousands of men of working age are called up by the government to fight in the illegal war against Ukraine.On the 21st September 2022, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, announced a partial mob ... Show More
18m 29s
Sep 2022
Is Ukraine Turning the Tide in the War?
Over the weekend, Ukraine’s military stunned the world. After months of a kind of stalemate, its military took hundreds of miles of territory back from Russia — its biggest victory since the start of the war.How did the war reach this critical point, and what does Ukraine’s succe ... Show More
21m 57s
Nov 2023
How has war changed the lives of Ukraine’s working women?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 saw millions of Ukrainian women and children flee to safety; causing massive upheaval and hitting the economy hard.For the women who have stayed, their lives have been transformed; many have taken on new roles, like Tetiana, who is ... Show More
18m 21s