Energy Sanctions and Russia: What Comes Next?
Journal: Research Portal (King's College London)
Year: 2015

Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and the upheaval in eastern Ukraine have transformed its relations with the West.Memories of the Cold War suddenly feel less distant.Moscow's rising assertiveness abroad is often linked to its improved economic fortunes under President Vladimir Putin.In the 1990s, Russia was a country facing chronic financial difficulties.Today, Russia is one of the world's largest economies. 1 The vast increase in Russia's energy export revenues over the past fifteen