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Ukrainian MP decries pause of US sanctions on Russia

The US president says he made the decision in the 'national interest'

US President Donald Trump has waived key sanctions imposed on Russia. He says it's because of US national interests - there's been a strong political reaction in Ukraine.

Also in today's programme: How can Europe and the UK deal with a huge trade imbalance with China? We’re joined by a steel industry representative to discuss how the EU should negotiate with Beijing; and we will meet the creator of the AI avatar that managed to be hired for a human tech job.

Presenter Celia Hatton is joined by Poppy Coburn, a columnist for the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper and Jonathan Goodman, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge in the UK.

Photo: Oleksandr Merezhko, Press Service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 29 April 2024

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