Since the beginning of the Russian war in Ukraine a coalition of 38 countries, including the 27 EU member states, the United States and G7 governments, have implemented sanctions on a scale not seen in recent history.
Although North Korea and Iran have also largely been excluded from the global market for years, Russia is a much bigger economy.
This has made the effort to cut it off from trade and global finance more consequential and harder to manage.
After six months of...
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Already a member? Login hereWester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.
Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.