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Dual Effect of Sanctions on Russia

Over the two years since the onset of military escalation in Ukraine, Western countries have imposed a significant number of sanctions against Russia. However, their effectiveness is at least debatable. On one hand, Russia has successfully adapted to the new restrictions, evidenced by the growth of its economy. On the other hand, the costs of…
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Sanctions for Domestic Use

Two years of intensified sanctions pressure on Russia have demonstrated their low effectiveness, according to Ivan Timofeev, the Director General of the Russian Council on International Affairs (RCIA). Despite the significant damage inflicted upon the Russian economy, the sanctions have failed to alter Russia's political course, serving instead as a means for Western politicians to…
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China has imposed sanctions against American arms companies

China has decided to impose restrictions on five defense manufacturing companies, including BAE Systems Land and Armament, Alliant Techsystems Operation, AeroVironment, ViaSat and Data Link Solutions. The reason was American arms supplies to Taiwan.   The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the United States was "blatantly violating the one-China policy.".. by selling weapons to the Chinese…
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Red Flags for the Sanctions Initiators

A significant number of sanctions against Russia following the commencement of military operations on Ukrainian territory have predictably led to an increase in schemes aimed at evading them from Russia's side. As a result, the USA and the EU have begun actively developing practices to expose Moscow's adaptation strategies to these new restrictions. Ivan Timofeev,…
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EU Sanctions: What’s next?

The main innovation of the 11th package of EU sanctions was the consolidation of the practice of secondary sanctions, which demonstrates Europe's alignment with the sanctions path established by the United States. Ekaterina Arapova, Director of the Center for the Sanctions Policy Expertise of MGIMO, discussed the impact of the new package of EU sanctions…
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How Sanctions Stall Russian Economic Development

Despite being hit with a high volume of sanctions after February 24, 2022, Russia's economy has held up relatively well during more than a year of military conflict. However, some experts are questioning the effectiveness of these sanctions. Alexandra Prokopenko, an expert on Russian economic policy, suggests that instead of focusing on the quantity of…
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HSE Showed how Russia is Adapting to Sanctions

Russian Higher School of Economics (HSE) has published a study entitled «Adapting Russian Industrial Enterprises to Sanctions: Initial Steps and Expectations», which surveyed representatives of 1860 companies in the processing industries of Russia. The survey demonstrated a mixed impact of sanctions: despite the fact that advanced companies with a high share of imports suffered the…
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Russian tools to evade sanctions

Russia’s military operation in Ukraine resulted in unprecedented economic sanctions imposed by the West and its allies. Despite predictions, Russian economy has demonstrated a high level of resilience to these sanctions due to various tools to circumvent them. International law experts Yulia Kurilo and Umid Aripdzhanov listed some of the most popular ways of sanctions…
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Russian expert on how sanctions will affect Russian oil

On December 5 the European embargo on the supply of Russian oil by sea comes into force and in February this measure will be extended to petroleum products. Russian expert Ivan Timofeev explains how sanctions will increase costs for Russia, as well as why the participants of the Western coalition don’t need the support of…
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Legal and Political Aspects of Possible EU Visa Sanctions

A few years ago, Russia and the EU were actively working within the framework of a visa-free dialogue. Unfortunately, in less than 10 years, the visa problem has acquired a fundamentally different character. Now some EU countries are discussing the issue of not canceling, but banning the issuance of Schengen visas to Russian citizens. After…
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