... political behaviour. The Soviet Union has been subject to extensive restrictions throughout almost its entire history, although their intensity has varied over time. The USSR collapsed amid an easing, not a tightening sanctions. An attempt to influence Russia with sanctions backfired in the 2010s as well. With regard to Ukraine, Moscow’s policy only became tougher. The fact that the “sanctions tsunami” does not change Russia’s course of action is a pattern, not an exception.
The second story is the damage ...
... services related to such imports. Iran continues to survive under the sanctions, although it has suffered losses. There is no doubt that Russia will also retain efficient ways to supply its oil to foreign markets. However, as in the case of Iran, the sanctions will increase the cost of Russian oil exports.
First published in the
Valdai Discussion Club
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Russia’s experience shows that despite the damage to the economy and some imbalances, it is possible to adapt to large-scale sanctions
Russia has been the target of Western sanctions for several years. The main stages of the escalation were related to the events of 2014 and the adoption of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017, the most ambitious sanctions ...
... move on our part leads to widespread famine is repeated again and again like a mantra.
The fact that only a fraction of grain shipments under the deal reached truly vulnerable nations is being widely disputed. Another fact, that if it were not for the sanctions Russia could cover a significant part of food shortages, is being hushed up. All the while our readiness to immediately send up to 500,000 tons of grain and 300,000 tons of fertilizers to the poorest countries is being criticized as “too little, too ...
... proposals to adjust and clarify the position of the U.S. and EU in terms of Damascus taking certain steps in exchange for the easing of the sanction regime, such efforts have never been made by either side.
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. For more detail see the author’s work
US Sanctions Against Syria
in
https://russiancouncil.ru/upload/iblock/692/sanctions_policy_2020.pdf
С. 359.
... changed dramatically after the start of the military operation in Ukraine. Over the past months, the United States and its allies have used almost all possible sanctions against Russia. Large banks and industrial enterprises have been hit by blocking sanctions. Russian financial reserves and the property of Russian citizens worth hundreds of billions of dollars have been frozen. It is forbidden to supply a wide range of goods and services to Russia, including electronics and industrial equipment. Prohibitions ...
... course, it will take some time to evaluate the efficiency of the new EU sanctions instrument. Its introduction has already been accompanied by political statements. Thus, French President Emmanuel Macron
called on
his Turkish counterpart to impose anti-Russian sanctions and not contribute to the circumvention of already-imposed European restrictions.
Ivan Timofeev:
Price Cap on Russian Oil: The Mechanism and Its Consequences
Interestingly, the European Union has previously been critical of the American practice ...
On September 30, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a roundtable Russia – India Energy Cooperation under New Geopolitical Conditions. The event was closed from the public
On September 30, 2022 ...
... Deepening India-Russia business engagement is one, and the SCO as a constructive and accommodating force is another.
K.A. Dhananjay
from Gateway House spoke to Timofeev who visited Mumbai recently.
Gateway House (GH)
: How does the intensity of Western sanctions on Russia impact the country’s future outlook?
Ivan Timofeev:
Is It Possible to Lift Sanctions Against Russia? — No
Ivan Timofeev (IT)
: The impact of Western sanctions against Russia is quite huge and we should not dismiss the long-term damage. A number ...
... military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. Their primary aim was to deal the largest possible economic damage to force Moscow to revise its policy and to undermine its resources provision. Since energy exports are extremely important for funding the Russian economy, sanctions against its oil and gas sector were more than just predictable. However, the United States, the EU and other initiators had to act cautiously, because Russia is a major player on the global market. US restrictions on the export of Iranian oil ...
