The latest wave of sanctions does not bring qualitative changes—their impact on the Russian economy and its relations with foreign partners is unlikely to be fundamental
Amid the second anniversary of the start of the Special Military Operation (SVO) in Ukraine, a number of Western countries and associations launched a new set of sanctions ...
New rules to restrict the importation of personal belongings by Russian citizens into the EU
On September 8, 2023, the European Commission
posted
... ... of the said paragraph that the European Commission has significantly tightened the sanctions regime by arbitrarily extending import restrictions not only to imported goods... ... meets the criteria specified in Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. OJ L 308, 29.11.2022, p. 18–21
If the practice becomes widespread, another nail will be driven into the coffin of human ties between Russia and the EU
In Russia, the new European Commission (EC) rules on the import of sanctioned goods by Russian citizens has caused quite a stir.
The EU sanctions policy against Russia includes a wide range of measures. These include blocking financial sanctions, sectoral restrictions, transport and visa bans, export controls on a wide range of goods, as well as a ban on the import of a number of goods ...
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It is obvious that the blocking of companies from friendly countries working with Russia will continue. So far, the United States is blocking those firms that are directly... ... supply of dual-use goods. Up to now, for example, there have been no cases of blocking sanctions for the supply through third countries of "luxury goods" or other... ... technologically advanced manufactured goods. But this practice may appear in the future.
The European Union is also introducing instruments into its law that allow the application...
... withdrawal from the Western markets, the search for alternative suppliers in friendly countries, as well as reliable mechanisms for financial transactions that are not related to the US dollar or other Western currencies
The significant number of sanctions against Russia has naturally led to an increase in the number of attempts to circumvent them. If before the start of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine (SMO) in February 2022, investigations into violations of sanctions regimes against Russia were a rather ...
The main intrigue of the package was restrictive measures against foreign countries and organisations that interact with Russia
The European Union has introduced its
eleventh package of sanctions against Russia
. The main intrigue of the package was restrictive measures against foreign countries and organisations that interact with Russia. It pertains to cooperation in those areas that are one way or another under EU sanctions. In other ...
... consisting mainly of Kurdish militias. Part of Idlib is occupied by the radical Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham movement (outlawed in the Russian Federation). A number of areas in Aleppo, Raqqa, Al-Hasakah and Idlib are under the de facto protectorate of Ankara, which ... ... major role in Syria due to high levels of corruption. The country's civilian infrastructure has not yet been restored, and the sanctions imposed on Damascus by the United States and the EU in particular are hampering economic recovery.
Until 2022, a number ...
Tbilisi has not opted for Russia or the West: Georgia goes first
When Russia’s special military operation ... ... forces competing for love of the West, Tbilisi has nevertheless rejected the option of a sanctions war with Russia.
Georgia stunned everyone already on February 25, when Prime... ... currently negotiated.
Second, Georgia began to receive “unpleasant signals” from the European Union. In the European structures, especially in the EuroParliament, Saakashvili...
... extremely limited in the set of “sticks” and “carrots” it can offer that would alter their partners’ positions. Brussels can still twist the arms, for example, of the Balkan countries. But it will be much more difficult to compel Turkey. The European Union has nothing to offer Turkey that could outweigh the benefits of trade with Moscow, especially since sanctions against Russia have become a huge boon for Turkish business. It will be even more difficult for larger players such as China or India. The special envoy can direct his efforts to post-Soviet countries such as Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan ...
We can talk about the relative novelty of the sanctions in terms of the number and intensity of the measures applied. However, for a number of qualitative characteristics, they contain patterns that have been well studied in the past
The “sanctions tsunami” against Russia is rightly considered unprecedented since the end of the Cold War. Strictly speaking, it is very difficult to find a suitable analogue of the current situation even in earlier periods. Despite the fact that the sanctions’ target is a major nuclear ...