Legislation and Governance

Autor(en): Ben Aris
Herausgeber: Stephen Aris, Aglaya Snetkov, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Serie: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Ausgabe: 120
Seiten: 2-5
Verlag(e): 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

The reaction of the US and EU to the death of Sergei Magnitsky by issuing travel bans to 60 Russian officials, and the Magnitsky Act in the US, has become an issue of contention in Russian-Western relations. The Kremlin views the Magnitsky Act as a politically-motivated attempt to interfere in Russian domestic affairs. At the same time, in spite of some mild reforms during the Medvedev Presidency, the Magnitsky case has not had a big impact on either Russian domestic governance or political debate.

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