my name is christopher springer. good to have you with us.ere's what we have this week -- the multibillionaire who tells us he's doing just fine despite western sanctions. the maverick mayor who put his town square at the central of controversy. and the swiss ski resort that is secretly using the euro. millions of russians may well be feeling the effect of western sanctions. unemployment rising, public spending cuts spreading, and the russian ruble in freefall, but their support for president vladimir putin remains steadfast. however much western leaders hoped that sanctions would change that approach to the ukraine conflict, it just has not happened. putin remains hugely popular among russians. his tactics have not changed. to get a better feel for that mentality, we travel to a russian enclave in the baltics to catch up with the man they call the sofa king. >> he prefers to be called max after the initials of his first three names. he is an ethnic booze back among russians and a multimillionaire, counted in euros. at russian president vladi

my name is christopher springer. good to have you with us.ere's what we have this week -- the multibillionaire who tells us he's doing just fine despite western sanctions. the maverick mayor who put his town square at the central of controversy. and the swiss ski resort that is secretly using the euro. millions of russians may well be feeling the effect of western sanctions. unemployment rising, public spending cuts spreading, and the russian ruble in freefall,