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David L. Smith of the Geneva Business Insider joins us once again to discuss the latest in economics, finance, geopolitics and society. This month we tackle the ongoing Ukrainian crisis and how it will inevitably backfire on the EU and the US, the so-called European recovery, and the European immigration issue.

SHOW NOTES

Russia’s South Stream pipeline splits EU energy policy

EU companies warn policymakers against Russian sanctions

ECB Gets Mixed Inflation Signals as Draghi Considers QE

The Great Decoupling: How the West is Engineering its Own Downfall

Rating agencies buy into euro zone recovery story

S&P Downgrades Russia to BBB-Minus, One Notch Above Junk

EU edges closer to free movement solution with Switzerland