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Inside the West's Economic War Against Russia: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 27, 2022)

Episode Summary

May 27, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Maria Shagina (Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies) about the economic war the West is waging against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. In-depth analysis of the state of current sanctions, their impact on Russia now and in the medium to long term, what more can be done to ratchet up the pressure, the role that China is playing in the current economic confrontation and whether sanctions will have the desired effect in the end.

Episode Notes

Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch and @Maria_Shagina