‘We can talk about sanctions all we want, but the West is still very much funding Putin's war chest.’ – Kate Andrews

The economist Julian Jessop joins Kate to discuss what else the West can do to put pressure on Russia. On the rest of the show, oncologist Professor Karol Sikora and science journalist Matt Ridley discuss the viability of a vaccine for cancer, Spectator intern and Ukrainian refugee Svitlana Morenets explains why Ukrainians want to keep fighting, Jonathan Miller champions the budget airline Ryanair and The Spectator's home political team, James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman, update on the political ramifications of this week's rail strikes.

00:00 – Welcome from Katy Balls
02:15 – Politics update with James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman
12:05 – Are sanctions backfiring? Kate Andrews discusses with Julian Jessop
27:15 – Svitlana Morenets on why Ukraine wants to keep fighting
34:45 – Can we find a vaccine for cancer? With Matt Ridley and Professor Karol Sikora
51:15 – Is Ryanair in fact the best airline of all? Jonathan Miller makes the case

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