Who’s spent what on the war in Ukraine?

谁在乌克兰战争中花费了多少钱?

Business Matters

商务

2025-02-18

49 分钟
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European leaders have been meeting in Paris to discuss military support for Ukraine. The United States has demanded that Europe increases defence spending and sends troops to Ukraine if there is a ceasefire in the war with Russia. Also, are Canadians boycotting US goods in shops after President Trump’s tariff threats? And Ed Butler reports from one of Africa’s biggest e-waste dumps in Ghana. Also, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, says it plans to build the world’s longest undersea cable, to bring industry-leading connectivity to five continents. We will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world - Sushmar Ramachandran, who is Independent journalist and columnist with the Tribune newspaper based in Delhi and Oliver Stuenkel, an associate professor of International Relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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  • Hi there.

  • Welcome to Business Matters here on the BBC World Service.

  • My name's Ed Butler.

  • And on our program today,

  • we are looking at all the various diplomatic maneuvers that are going on right now to end the war in Ukraine.

  • US Representatives are heading to meet Russians in Saudi Arabia later on Tuesday.

  • Ahead of that, European leaders have been reinforcing their intention to boost defence spending.

  • We're also going to be talking, talking about e waste in the program.

  • What happens to all of those devices that we used to love but don't anymore?

  • Where do they end up when they're no longer of use?

  • And how Canadians are now reacting to Donald Trump's threats of sanctions and more,

  • they're boycotting American products.

  • I don't think this is a temporary shift

  • in the attitude of Canadian consumers now towards American goods.

  • They no longer are viewing the Americans as a reliable partner and friend.

  • That's the view of one leading Canadian grocer.

  • It is interesting,

  • he thinks that this reflects an enduring change in Canadian attitudes towards their neighbour to the south.

  • I wonder.

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