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World Service,14 Aug 2025,26 mins

Trump and Putin meeting: how further sanctions could hit the Russian economy

World Business Report

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President Trump and President Putin meet in Alaska tomorrow. We’ll look at what’s at stake for Russia’s economy, with sanctions on its oil and gas still biting. Plus a last push in Geneva for the world’s first treaty to end plastic pollution… but with more than a hundred countries rejecting the latest draft, is it about to fall apart? And who really invented Germany’s Bratwurst? A tasty row is sizzling between two proud cities. You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.

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