Russia announces sanctions, USAID actions in Cuba, and Global Activism: helping Somali women

Russia says it is banning the import of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Japan, Canada, and Norway. Matthew Rojansky, the director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, tells us what he thinks the Russians hope to achieve.
Then, a new investigative report from the Associated Press says the U.S. government hired and trained young people from Latin America to incite political opposition in Cuba. According to the AP, the U.S. hired young people from Peru, Venezuela and Costa Rica and sent them to Cuba to find and train anti-Castro political activists under the guise of HIV prevention workshops conducted through the United States Agency for International Development. Jack Gillum, one of the lead investigative reporters behind the AP story, joins us.
And, Nana Ahmed grew up as a Somali refugee in Yemen. When she came to America, Nana wanted to give back by helping refugees like herself. She, along with seven other Chicago women, formed the Somali Women Association of Illinois (SWAI). Nana will share her own experience and how it’s helped dozens of refugees.

(photo: Imported meat products are displayed at a supermarket in Novosibirsk, about 2,800 kilometers (1,750 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Ilnar Salakhiev))