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The BBC's world affairs editor examines the most important international stories

The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, uses his experience and expertise to examine the most important international stories.

The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, uses his experience and expertise to examine the most important international stories. Drawing on the unique local knowledge of the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he goes beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.

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Unspun World with John Simpson: How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions

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How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions

10/02/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Unspun World with John Simpson, How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions

Plus, examining the US military's role in the Middle East

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 BBC'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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