Tuesday 20 November, The Monocle Daily 1832 - Radio | Monocle

The Monocle Daily

Tuesday 20 November

15

15

00:00 / 00:00

/

Cover art for The Monocle Daily

20 November 2018

Episode 1832

01 hour

We get the latest on the dire situation in Yemen, as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pledge $500m in food aid. Plus: we look at the impact on EU-Hungary relations as Budapest offers asylum to Macedonia’s former PM and find out why a Putin ally is spending billions on a tiny Orthodox church island.

20 November 2018

Share episode

Download

Chapter 1

5 minutes

15

15

/

Chapter 1

Why is Russia building on a tiny church island?

Cover art for The Monocle Daily

It’s very difficult to travel to Russia’s tiny Solovki Islands in the White Sea and yet the Kremlin has big plans for the region. Elisabeth Braw explains why.

5 minutes

Share chapter 1

Why is Russia building on a tiny church island?

/

sign in to monocle

new to monocle?

Subscriptions start from £120.

Subscribe now

Loading...

/

15

15

Live
Monocle Radio

00:0001:00

  • The Atlantic Shift