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How The West Broke Russia's Economy
"Money from around the world" by Images_of_Money is marked with CC BY 2.0.
Money & Macro, 2022
This video provides key insights into the functioning of Western sanctions imposed on Russia due to the current Ukrainian conflict. It focuses on the foreign reserves of Russia in Western Central Banks and the consequences of sanctioning these for Russia's economy and war funding. Furthermore it briefly covers Russia's possible strategies of striking back, mainly in terms of energy provision and measures taken by its central bank.
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