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Is scarcity Putin's weapon in Ukraine war?

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June 23, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin is responding to Western sanctions with his own. His blockade of gas and grain supplies has caused food and energy crises elsewhere. Guests: Vendeline von Bredow (The Economist), Prof. Kwesi Aning (security expert), Vladimir Esipov (DW)

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Vendeline von Bredow European business and finance correspondent for The Economist

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Vladimir Esipov, who works with DW's Russian language desk
 

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Professor Kwesi Aning, director at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra Ghana and security analyst
 

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