Sanctions: A War of Attrition Between Russia and The West


For four years, sanctions have been a war of attrition between policy makers in the West and those in Russia trying to circumvent them.

In this video commentary, Tom Keatinge, Director of RUSI’s Centre for Finance and Security, explains the ways in which Western-imposed sanctions are working, and ways in which they are not having the effect they should have had over the four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

What might happen as part of any peace deal or ceasefire? What are the concerns in Europe and how will the reconstruction of Ukraine be considered in any agreement?

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Tom Keatinge

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Centre for Finance and Security

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