How boycotts against Russia work – and how they don’t

From the cancellation of performances of Tchaikovsky to the exit of Ikea and McDonald’s from Moscow, there has been a rush to boycott all things Russian. But what impact do these official and unofficial economic protests have?

This story originally aired on Today in Focus.

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, Alexei Zimin, a Russian London-based chef, realised that the large “Z” outside his fashionable Soho restaurant, Zima, could be a liability.

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