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How will Biden's additional sanctions affect the Russian economy?

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Feb 24, 2022
"So long as Putin continues to be president of Russia, Russia will not be able to benefit from the global economy," said the Atlantic Council's Eddie Fishman.
President Joe Biden announced additional sanctions against Russia on Thursday following its invasion of Ukraine. This follows a tranche of sanctions earlier this week.
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Higher prices, more risk: How Russia's war on Ukraine is likely to affect the global economy

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 24, 2022
The invasion has introduced a lot of unknowns for global trade, financial markets and national economies. It's also a blow to the pandemic recovery.
People carrying bags walk on a street in Ubla, Slovakia, after crossing the Slovak-Ukrainian border on Feb. 24. Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine overnight, with explosions reported in several cities and outside the regions held by Russian-backed rebels.
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Cybersecurity to take center stage as conflict continues in Ukraine

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon
Feb 24, 2022
Ukraine had encountered cyberattacks to its infrastructure in the weeks leading up to the invasion.
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Ukraine conflict could push grain prices higher worldwide

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 22, 2022
Together, Russia and Ukraine supply a large part the world's wheat and corn exports.
A wheat field in Russia, which supplies a large share of global wheat exports. Agricultural markets could be disrupted by war, along with commerce in energy.
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Will the UK sanction Russian-owned assets over the Ukraine crisis?

by Stephen Beard
Feb 15, 2022
The British government has threatened to freeze Russian oligarchs’ property in the U.K. if Russia invades Ukraine. Is the threat credible?
By one estimate, at least 150 luxury properties in the U.K. — $2 billion worth — are owned by Russians with links to the Kremlin.
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In Ukraine, the Russian invasion scare could be keeping out foreign investors

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 1, 2022
The threat undermines “Ukraine's position on international markets" said the Atlantic Council's Peter Dickinson. "Companies can't finance themselves."
A woman sells fruit in an underground walkway in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital. There is concern “about the safety of Ukraine as a place to do business," said Peter Dickinson of the Atlantic Council.
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If Russia cuts off Europe's gas supply, the U.S. and allies pledge they'll shore up supplies

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 26, 2022
More than one-third of Europe's natural gas supplies come from Russia.
if Russia cut natural gas supplies to Europe, the U.S. and its allies would find it difficult to immediately meet all of Europe’s needs.
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In conflict over Ukraine, Putin wields natural gas as a strategic weapon

by Andy Uhler
Jan 25, 2022
Russia supplies much of Europe's natural gas through pipelines in Ukraine. But energy diversification may reduce Russia's leverage.
A natural gas facility in Ukraine. The U.S. is asking gas-producing countries to bolster supplies if Russia invades.
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U.S. could utilize rule to stop high-tech exports to Russia

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 25, 2022
Russia relies on technology imported from the rest of the world, especially the U.S., Europe, Korea and Japan.
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To deter Russia, the U.S. may have to take a hard stance on economic sanctions

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jan 21, 2022
To avert war in Europe, we may have to absorb “political, economic and diplomatic costs," said Eddie Fishman of the Atlantic Council.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva on Friday.
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