Sanctions and refugees: are UK ministers failing in their duties?
March 10, 2022
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<p>The owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, and leading industrialist Oleg Deripaska are among the seven wealthy and influential Russian oligarchs who have been sanctioned by the UK over Russia’s war in Ukraine.</p><br /><p>Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the <em>New Statesman</em>’s associate editor of business, Emma Haslett, to discuss the UK’s history of welcoming and protecting <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2022/03/the-government-is-acting-too-slowly-in-its-clampdown-of-russian-oligarchs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russian wealth</a>, why repeated attempts to reform the system have <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/business/2022/03/for-companies-that-invested-in-russia-unloading-toxic-assets-is-a-difficult-business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fallen short</a>, and whether the Economic Crime Bill is the answer.</p><br /><p>Then, in You Ask Us, a listener questions why the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/polling/2022/03/public-is-against-priti-patels-ukrainian-refugee-restrictions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK’s response</a> to the Ukrainian refugee crisis has been so inadequate.</p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, email <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a>.</p><br /><p>Podcast listeners can get a special discount on subscriptions to the New Statesman. Visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a> to subscribe for 12 weeks for just £1 a week.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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