Besieged: A podcast about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Besieged is a podcast hosted by Peter Warzynski which invites experts from Loughborough University to examine the latest developments in Ukraine and look to the future to see how the conflict will impact on all our lives.
Besieged: A podcast about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
E4 - What is an oligarch?
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Loughborough University
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Season 1
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Episode 4
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown Russian oligarchs and their extravagant wealth into the spotlight, but who are they, what do they do and how did they become so rich?
Time Stamps -
00:45 – Introduction
2:10 – What are toxic assets
7:33 – McDonalds, Apple, Nespresso leave Russia
9:24 – How’s the Russian economy?
13:53 – Oil prices
15:25 – Can we stop using Russian gas?
17:00 – What would happen if we did?
18:11 – Gas stand off
18:58 – What is an oligarch?
20:56 – Who are they?
22:50 – How will sanctioning the oligarchs hurt Putin?