Feb 25, 2022
Pressure mounts on governments to cut Russia from global banking system
Kyiv came under a sustained barrage of airstrikes this morning
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Ukraine has called on Western governments to go much further with their sanctions, including cutting Russian banks access to the Swift global payments system. We'll tell you more about the system, and why EU countries are reticent to make the move. Also today, we hear one businessman's experience of trying to flee Ukraine as the capital Kyiv comes under fire.
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David Brancaccio
Host
Victoria Craig
Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan
Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin
Producer, BBC
Jay Siebold
Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey
Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Rose Conlon
Producer
Redmond Carolipio
Digital Producer
Jesson Duller
Media Producer
Brian Allison
Technical Director
