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Nikita Mazepin: Sanctions on Russia 'are cancel culture'

Stephen Sackur speaks to former F1 Driver Nikita Mazepin, who was fired from his F1 team after Putin's invasion of Ukraine. He says sanctions on Russia "are cancel culture".

Stephen Sackur interviews former Russian F1 driver Nikita Mazepin, who was fired from his F1 team after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. He and his billionaire oligarch father now face EU and UK sanctions. What kind of impact will sporting isolation have on Russia?

(Photo: Nikita Mazepin appears on Hardtalk via videolink)

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