{"id":205693,"date":"2022-09-02T20:51:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T17:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=205693"},"modified":"2022-09-04T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T14:19:48","slug":"ukraine-in-flames-177","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/ukraine-in-flames-177","title":{"rendered":"Grading the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Since February 24, Ukraine\u2019s international partners have introduced seven packages of sanctions in response to Russia&#8217;s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, which have targeted a wide range of Russian individuals, banks, businesses, etc. The latest package approved on July 21 was intended to \u201ctighten existing economic sanctions\u201d and included a partial ban on the import of Russian gold and the freezing of Sberbank\u02bcs assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some experts may argue that the impact the sanctions have on the Russian economy is not devastating enough, overall, Russia is facing significant problems because of the West\u2019s measures. Moscow\u2019s budget surplus has turned into a deficit, Russians\u2019 real income has shrunk for the first time in a long while, more than 1,000 major global businesses have left the Russian market, and this list can be continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some observers point to the fact that the exchange rate of the Russian currency is very high, alleging that the Western sanctions thus are not very effective but this interpretation is dubious. This is because Russia exports large volumes of oil and gas while the imports have collapsed following the sanctions. Of course, there is space to improve the collective response to Russia\u2019s aggression, and the partners are working to perfect the implementation and strengthen the effectiveness of sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/tag\/ukraine-in-flames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UKRAINE IN FLAMES<\/a>&nbsp;project is created by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine Crisis Media Center<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eac.org.ua\/en\/main-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NGO \u201cEuroatlantic Course\u201d<\/a>. We are aiming at searching a loud support for Ukraine in the war started by Russia on the 24th of February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to support Ukraine against Russian aggression, check the link with recommendations by Ukraine Crisis Media Center \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXRObV82eTQycEpLRUx5TXo2TGtjNGgyYXI2d3xBQ3Jtc0ttUmVTelUxMGlMdXBhY25hQnJvSmx6QjBvQVVMOUJzaXpoV3lxNkJOWERHZFNkSTVWQlVCYnNYN1hJWTgzRUxTci02M1lnZzdEanM0NnlDX2hrSUZxX0R3cFhHR283RmRobm1Gak9SWTN3N245VWc1QQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fuacrisis.org%2Fen%2Fhelp-ukraine\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/help-ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NGO Euroatlantic Course collects donations to support Ukrainian Army and civilians \u2013&nbsp;<a 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