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To the kremlin s coffers . Well be getting the view from our man in moscow. There he is, steve rosenberg. And ill also be discussing all of this with a sanctions specialist. There she is, Agathe Demarais from the Economist Intelligence unit. Also on the show, its all about your people from taking on coca cola to flying on board your own spaceship. Im going to be getting the lowdown from self proclaimed Trouble Maker and Global Business magnate sir richard branson. Wherever yourejoining me from around the world. Once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. This was a year when the World Economy went to war as russias military invaded ukraine, bringing death and destruction and misery in its wa ....
have been arrested. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. the year the global economy became a battleground for ukraine. can russia stay afloat as sanctions continue to pound the economy? russia s economic output is thought to have dropped by around 4% this year. but instead of a short, sharp shock, is this more of a steady decline to the kremlin s coffers? we ll be getting the view from our man in moscow. there he is, steve rosenberg. and i ll also be discussing all of this with a sanctions specialist. there she is, agathe demarais from the economist intelligence unit. also on the show, it s all about your people from taking on coca cola to flying on board your own spaceship. i m going to be getting the lowdown from self proclaimed trouble maker and global business magnate sir richard branson. wherever you rejoining me from around the wor ....
to the kremlin s coffers? we ll be getting the view from our man in moscow. there he is, steve rosenberg. and i ll also be discussing all of this with a sanctions specialist. there she is, agathe demarais from the economist intelligence unit. also on the show, it s all about your people from taking on coca cola to flying on board your own spaceship. i m going to be getting the lowdown from self proclaimed trouble maker and global business magnate sir richard branson. wherever you rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. this was a year when the world economy went to war as russia s military invaded ukraine, bringing death and destruction and misery in its wake, the western allies responded not just with military assistance, but by turning the power of their economies to isolate russia as much as possible. here s the us presidentjoe biden back in april of this year. there s nothing less happening than major war crimes. r ....
We ve seen this in cuba. we ve seen this in north korea. we ve seen this in syria. well, on that point, agathe demarais, a real pleasure having you on the show. thank you for your time. and i ll talk to you in the new year. thank you so much for having me. now to one of the world s most well known brands, the virgin group. they have theirfingers in so many pies. you may be watching this through one of their internet links while working out in one of their gyms or waiting to board one of theirflights. they ve taken on the likes of coca cola and are currently reaching for the stars, but they ve also been particularly badly hit by the turbulence of the last few years. so how do you survive and thrive in such conditions? well, i caught up with the man himself, sir richard branson. a real pleasure having you on the show, and i appreciate your time. and, richard, let s start with this, because in this week s show, we re looking at the russian economy and willie walsh, who you ll know very we ....
And, agathe, let me end on this. and just briefly, do you think these sanctions can force will force putin to talk peace? no. sanctions are only part of a broader diplomatic package. i think it was very clear from the beginning of the invasion of ukraine that sanctions are not going to provoke regime change in moscow. we know that sanctions never achieved this. we ve seen this in cuba. we ve seen this in north korea. we ve seen this in syria. well, on that point, agathe demarais, a real pleasure having you on the show. thank you for your time. and i ll talk to you in the new year. thank you so much for having me. now to one of the world s most well known brands, the virgin group. they have theirfingers in so many pies. you may be watching this through one of their internet links while working out in one of their gyms or waiting to board one of theirflights. they ve taken on the likes of coca cola and are currently ....