The reorientation of Russia’s trade corridors since the invasion of Ukraine
Journal: Post-Communist Economies
Year: 2024

The invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 brought urgency to Russia's reorienting of its key international trade corridors.Shifts in trade flows had been developing for some time before the invasion, in particular the 'turn to the East' of 2012.But they have been more dramatic since the invasion.The article describes these new developments, covering trade in all directions: the ports of the north-west, in circumstances of a dramatic decline in trade with Europe; the Northern Sea Route; the overta