NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA — Framework, effects, possiblities

Vladislav Inozemtsev Policy Paper 28. Jun 2022

Oil and gas revenues continue to fill the Russian war chest. In order to damage the Russian economy severely, a drop in the supply of products for the IT sector would be helpful. Russia is dependent on it – the West just has to act.

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