How economic pressure is impacting Russia

The World

Today, dozens of people were killed in a missile strike on a Lviv train station used by people fleeing the conflict to western Europe. It’s just the latest targeting of civilians in a week that’s seen revelations about possible Russian war crimes in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha. Meanwhile, the response by most countries, including the US, has been more sanctions. To understand the impact of this economic pressure on Putin’s war effort, The World’s host Carol Hills spoke with Elina Ribakova, deputy chief economist for the Institute of International Finance.

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