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Picking sides over the war in Ukraine

The NATO member walks a tightrope because of its political and economic ties.

As Russia continues its offensive in Ukraine, the US warns China against actively supporting President Putin, whilst Turkey, a Nato member, walks a tightrope because of its political and economic ties to Russia. Chris Low, from FHN Financial in New York, explains how Beijing's position is being received in the US, and we hear from Turkish lawyer Ali Guden on how Russians are enquiring about opening bank accounts in Turkey.
The Supreme Court in Brazil has ordered that the popular messaging app Telegram be blocked nationwide. Artur Pericles is head of research at Internet Lab in Sao Paulo.
Tamasin Ford reports on the fate of Ukrainian refugees and hears from one Moldovan business owner about how he is adapting to accommodate families and Phil Mercer brings us up to date about moves by Australia's competition watchdog to sue Facebook's owner, Meta, over fake ads for cryptocurrency schemes.

(Photo: Moments after a rocket attack in Kharkiv. Credit: 主播大秀)

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23 minutes

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Sat 19 Mar 2022 01:06GMT

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  • Sat 19 Mar 2022 01:06GMT