Russia-Ukraine Crisis When Will Russia Really Feel the Squeeze of Sanctions? The West has used “financial nuclear weapons” against Russia, and its economy will really see the worst effects of sanctions by the end of the year, says George Washington University professor of international affairs and business Scheherazade Rehman. As 2022 continues, Russia’s monetary reserves will run low and there will be shortages and high inflation. That might turn Russians against...
sanctions U.S. Has Sanction Options ‘Still on the Table' As the conflict with Ukraine continues, some Russian banks have not been hit with U.S. sanctions, says Joel Rubin, a former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state. The sanctions currently in place have devalued the Russian ruble and hurt President Vladimir Putin’s financial system, and the longer they stay, the more it will hurt Putin.
sanctions In a First, US Slaps Sanctions on Russian White Supremacists It was not immediately clear what the practical impact will be as the group is relatively small and does not have major international reach