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Russian citizens leave country to escape the military mobilisation

Russian economy under pressure as people flee country to escape the military mobilisation

Large numbers of Russian citizens are trying to leave the country to escape the military mobilisation announced by Vladimir Putin. Direct flights to visa-free countries are sold out, and long queues of cars are lining up at the borders. Professor Nikolai Petrov, Senior Research Fellow with the Russia Programme at think tank Chatham House in London talks about the impact of this on the economy. Boeing has agreed to pay two hundred million dollars over charges it misled investors over the safety of its 737 max aircraft which were involved in two deadly crashes. David Shepardson from Reuters gives us his reaction to the story. Bad weather has knocked out the entire electricity supply on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico as Hurricane Fiona causes havoc. We hear from Angelique Sina who runs a business on the Island. Also Sean O' Kane an Auto Reporter with Bloomberg News talks about the fallout from electric car giant Tesla after it recalls more than a million cars. Toronto based technology journalist Takara Small and freelance writer and former Senior Editor at The Hindustan Times Madhavan Narayan offer their analysis on these stories.
(Picture:Man pulls his luggage upon arrival to Armenia from Russia. Picture Credit Reuters)

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  • Fri 23 Sep 2022 00:06GMT

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