Sanctions and Russia
The sanctions imposed on Russia in connection with the situation in Ukraine and Crimea are not so much a tool for exerting real and painful pressure, as they are a sign of an emerging turnaround in relations between Russia and the West in general, and Russia and the United States in particular.
Sanctions and consequences
On March 17, 2014, US President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order imposing sanctions on top Russian and Ukrainian officials (including US entry bans and asset ...
... ambitions” – a country that is “either preparing for war against an external enemy or pursuing enemies at home”(P.14). Nevertheless, developments since the book’s publication have shed new light on Russia relations with the West. One part of liberal society, former opponents of the current regime, spoke about the “reset of Putin´s policy,” his “new operating (enforcement) strategy“ (Nikolaiy Uskov) and “Putin´s triumph” (Gleb ...
U.S. reactions to President Vladimir Putin’s op-ed article in the New York Times this week, from outrage to ridicule, show just how badly much of the Western policy elite are misinterpreting Russia.
This is largely the product of dashed and unrealistic expectations that many in the West held after the collapse of communism. They thought Russia would reform itself and become a junior partner to the ...
