The US imposes sanctions on Russia
The US has imposed sanctions on senior Russian officials over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny
The US measures, which target Russia's top spy and six others, are being co-ordinated with similar moves by the European Union and we get details from Barbara Plett-Usher, the 大象传媒's State Department Correspondent. Plus, we hear Reddit鈥檚 chief executive Steve Huffman talk about recent controversies involving the social media network. And the International Energy Agency says global CO2 levels are rising after a fall in 2020. Timothy Goodson is one of the report's lead authors and explains why we're seeing this trend, after reductions caused by the pandemic last year. Plus, a Nike vice president has resigned after ties to her son's limited edition trainer resale business were revealed. We hear about the lucrative market from Tahsin Sabir, who is a collector. And joining us throughout the programme are Alexis Goldstein, an activist and financial reform advocate in Washington and Stefanie Yuen Thio, Joint Managing Partner at TSMP Law in Singapore.
(Picture: Alexei Navalny by Mikhail Svetlov for Getty Images)
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