Putin Defiant Over Sanctions

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Defiant words from President Putin over sanctions imposed for Russia's alleged interference in Ukraine. Jack Farchy of the Financial Times examines these and the rest of Mr Putin's speech at the St Petersburg Economic Forum. With European election results due out Sunday, Ben Wright investigates the rise of the Euro-sceptics. Think house prices are high in your neighbourhood? Spare a thought for residents of Rangoon, where rents are as a high as in Manhattan. Ko Ko Aung joins us to explain. The Wall Street Journal's Michael Casey discusses Ebay's security breach, cyber spying in China and the death of a German prince with Maggie Pagano of Britain's Independent newspaper. Anne Thompson is on the line from Maine to talk about her new book on the film industry, 'the $11 Billion Year', and Yuko Cancil speaks to us from Japan's Kinki University. Throughout the programme there's comment and chat from Macquarie University's Sean Turnell.