Commodities prices soar over Russia supply fears
Western brands flee Russia, global commodities soar as Putin intensifies his attack on Ukraine, and the US announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and their families. Plus, Accenture, McKinsey an...
4 Maalis 202210min
War in Ukraine sparks Germany’s defence policy transformation
As the brutality of Moscow’s invasion intensifies, the idea of targeting oil and gas exports for sanctions is no longer off the table, and Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell confirmed to US lawmakers th...
3 Maalis 20229min
China shifts stance on Ukraine
The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline company that was to bring Russian gas to Europe is reportedly insolvent, China has signalled it is ready to play a role in finding a ceasefire, and crypto exch...
2 Maalis 202210min
The squeeze on Russia continues
The International Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting to discuss whether to release oil from strategic stocks to offset rising energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian fi...
1 Maalis 20229min
BP to sell its stake in Russia’s state oil company Rosneft
BP plans to divest its stake in Russia’s state-oil company Rosneft, Norway’s $1.3tn oil fund plans to sell out of Russia and US and Western allies to impose sanctions on Russia’s central bank and cut ...
28 Helmi 202210min
FT Weekend: The international mystery of the ‘Hum’
Russia has invaded Ukraine. We begin this episode with a visit from FT Weekend editor Alec Russell, a week after he joined us to discuss his years covering the fall of communism in eastern Europe. How...
26 Helmi 202238min
War in Ukraine shocks markets
Western countries are punishing Russia after Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion from Ukraine, and UK prime minister Boris Johnson wants to punish Russia by removing it from the Swift international pay...
25 Helmi 20229min
Putin orders start of ‘military operation’ in Ukraine
The FT’s Max Seddon, reports from Moscow about Vladimir Putin’s order to launch a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, and the FT’s economics editor, Chris Giles, explains what a Russian invasion might d...
24 Helmi 202210min
