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Mar 2023
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Oleksandr Gryban: Investing in Ukraine’s...

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Donald Trump has been indicted in what is the first criminal charges against a former US president in the country’s history, Ukraine’s deputy economy minister Oleksandr Gryban speaks to Marc Filippino about investing in Ukraine’s post-war economy, and the FT has published a video of its investigation into North Korean oil smuggling networks. 


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Donald Trump indicted on criminal charges in Manhattan

Inside North Korea’s oil smuggling: triads, ghost ships and underground banks

Ukraine clinches $15.6bn IMF loan 

North Korea and the triads: gangsters, ghost ships and spies | FT Film

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 


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