Is Russia outwitting Western Sanctions?

Russia outwitting Western

Over a year into Russia’s war in Ukraine, trade into the country appears to have stabilized, despite a series of aggressive western sanctions aimed at crippling the economy and Moscow’s war machine. Exploding exports of smartphones, refrigerators and washing machines from the likes of Turkey, Kazakhstan and others close to Russia suggest unorthodox new trade routes that could be supplying Russia with key technological components. In this week’s DW Business Special, economist Michael Rochlitz explains why what seems like a creative workaround is a sign that sanctions are working.

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