Schongang oder Schleudergang
Journal: osteuropa
Year: 2021

After Russia’s annexation of Crimea in the spring of 2014 and the start of the war in eastern Ukraine, the United States imposed numerous unilateral sanctions on Russia. In terms of the number of individuals and legal entities affected, Russia ranks second only to Iran among countries subject to US sanctions. Financial sanctions have restricted Russian state and private banks’ access to Western capital markets. Overall, however, the US administration has taken a rather cautious approach to tight