Sanctions and Russia's War Economy: What Works, What's Next

Watch the livestream here on the YouTube channel of the Swedish Embassy

As we approach the fourth anniversary of Russia’s illegal, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Embassy of Sweden in Berlin, together with The Brookings Institution and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, invite you to attend a research-based policy debate that brings together experts and policy makers to discuss the efficacy of Russia sanctions, their impact on Russia's war economy and potential avenues for future action.

Researchers will notably present the latest insights and evidence on:

• The efficacy of shadow fleet and other sanctions
• Sanctions circumvention and sanctions busting
• The effects of sanctions on Russia’s economy

Full program:

Opening address by Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Ambassador of Sweden to Germany 

Introduction by Moritz Schularick, President, Kiel Institute for the World Economy 

Expert panel on research-based policy recommendations:

• Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), Stockholm School of Economics on the effects of sanctions on Russia's economy
• Ben Harris, Vice President and Director of Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution on efficacy of shadow fleet sanctions
• Julian Hinz, Professor of International Economics at Bielefeld University and Head of the Research Center Trade Policy, Kiel Institute for the World Economy on sanctions circumvention and sanctions busting
• Nataliia Shapoval, Vice President for Policy Research at the Kyiv School of Economics Institute (online) on formulating sanctions that raise the cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Moderated by Jim Tankersley, Berlin Bureau Chief for The New York Times 

Policy panel with decisionmakers:

• Tobias Thyberg, Head of the unit for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Niklas Wagner, Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia at the German Federal Foreign Office
• Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Sanctions Coordinator, Ukraine, and Research Fellow at the Kyiv School of Economics (online)

Moderated by Polina Ivanova, Foreign Correspondent for The Financial Times. 
For any questions about this event, please reach out to event.berlin@gov.se.