E135: Will Trump’s new sanctions on Russia work – or is this more box-ticking? [Re-Spin]
We all saw the handshakes – but Trump's meeting with Putin in Alaska has yet to see a peace deal signed and an end to the invasion of Ukraine.
Now, it’s being reported that the US is considering a new wave of sanctions on Russia’s financial enablers – looking at secondary countries acting as middle men.
Trump also wants to see more action from the EU – demanding trade tariffs on India and China as well as a quicker end to the EU importing Russian energy.
All of this goes to show that cutting one country out of the financial system is NOT. EASY. AT. ALL.
In the re-spin (originally published in…
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