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Business Matters: Why are some people leaving Russia?

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04/03/2022 GMT

Why are some people leaving Russia?

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Why are some people leaving Russia?

Rumours have been spreading about the possible introduction of martial law

Rumours have been spreading about the possible introduction of martial law.

With Russia's Ukraine invasion in its second week, fighting continues across the country. The Ukranian MP Kira Rudik tells us about the extraordinary parliamentary gathering which took place in Kyiv.

In Russia, martial law and a possible mandatory call-up for men of eligible age has been circulating wildly on social media in and around Russia itself. And people are leaving the country because of it. We hear from a small business owner Dmitry, who has travelled to Israel, leaving his family behind, rather than face financial ruin and possible conscription back home. 

Also, Yuriy Vitrenko, chief executive of Ukraine's biggest energy company, Naftogaz, makes the case for the rest of the world to stop buying Russian oil and gas. 

Plus, we have heard about the relentless Russian pressure on Ukraine's southern Black Sea coast. They have mounted strong attacks from occupied Crimea - west through Kherson towards Odessa and east towards Melitopol and Mariupol. To understand the military and economic advantages of this territory to both defenders and attackers, we spoke with Dr Stephen Blank, a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council.

And, during the past two years of the coronavirus pandemic, we have all experienced some aspects of the fragility exposed in a previously smooth global supply chain. Will the conflict in Ukraine add to that fragility? Craig Fuller the CEO of FreightWaves explains.

Presenter Fergus Nicoll is joined by guests Yoko Ishikura in Japan and Diane Brady in the US.

(Photo:  A half empty check-in area at the Sheremetyevo International Airport. The European Union has shut down its airspace for Russian-owned, Russian-registered or Russian-controlled aircraft in response to the Russian military operation in Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images)

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