The Impact of Sanctions on Russia

Author(s): Peter Rutland
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 157
Pages: 2-7
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2014

This article provides a concise overview of the sanctions that the Western countries imposed on Russia as a result of its aggression in Ukraine. The sanctions are having a more serious impact than President Vladimir Putin anticipated, but have yet to induce Russia to engage in more cooperative behavior.

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