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Business Matters: US Issues Fresh Sanctions on Russia

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US Puts Fresh Sanctions on Russia

07/04/2018 GMT

US Issues Fresh Sanctions on Russia

BBC World Service - Business Matters, US Issues Fresh Sanctions on Russia

The US has targeted allies of Vladimir Putin, including 17 senior government officials.

The US has targeted key allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, including 17 senior government officials and seven oligarchs. We speak to Brian O'Toole, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington, for the reasoning behind Trump's move. As the UK brings in a sugar tax on soft drinks, we hear from Dr Corinna Hawkes, director of the Centre for Food Policy at City University in London, about how successful the tax has been around the world. Plus, following the death of Japanese film-director Isao Takahata, we ask how he impacted the Anime industry.
Vishala Sri-Pathma is joined throughout the programme by Colin Peacock from Radio New Zealand in Wellington.
(Photo: US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images)

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