Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,21 Apr 2014,28 mins

Deepening Problems Between Ukraine and Russia

World Business Report

Available for over a year

Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for breaching a mutual deal - so Moscow expels Ukrainian banks from the annexed Crimean peninsula. Also, a Chinese court has ordered a Japanese cargo ship to be impounded over alleged unpaid debts relating to the Second World War. We take a look at rebuilding efforts in Montserrat after a volcanic eruption 18 years ago. And a powdered version of alcohol - 'Palcohol' - has just been approved for sale in the US. Finally, Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times talks about being constantly monitored at work.

Programme Website
More episodes