We examine Russian imports since a coalition of countries imposed sanctions on exports to Russia. As Russia no longer …) utilizing a difference-in-difference approach. Our dataset covers exports to Russia at the HS6-level of disaggregation from 26 … sanctioning and 14 non-sanctioning countries during 2018-2023. We find that the exports of sanctioning countries to Russia fell …

Russia's brutal military aggression on Ukraine has led to extensive economic sanctions by Western countries and the … withdrawal of many foreign companies from Russian markets. The isolation of Russia from the international community has … suggests that Russia has fairly limited possibilities for import substitution in high-technology sectors. China, which could …

The EU, US and several other countries have responded with a wide range of new economic sanctions on Russia in response … to the military attack on Ukraine. These sanctions include various restrictive measures on trade with Russia. In this …. We find that the trade sanctions can have substantial negative effects on Russian production when Russia is unable to …

Russia has long aimed at reducing its dependency on imported technology. These aspirations intensified after Russia …'s invasion of Ukraine and sanctions restricting Russia's access to foreign technology. We analyze Russian company surveys and a … small sample of product-level statistical data to evaluate recent trends in Russia's import substitution of technology …

Russia are neither unprecedented nor insignificant in comparison to previous sanction episodes. The literature also suggests …This policy brief frames the discussion of sanctions imposed on Russia since the invasion of Ukraine in a wider … sanctions in Russia and other countries. Our analysis suggests that the general economic effects of the war and sanctions on …

This note examines changes in Russia's foreign trade during the past year. We discuss general trends in Russia's trade … based on estimates constructed from mirror statistics and developments in EU-Russia trade. The detailed analysis of Russia …'s technology imports includes a selection of goods subject to EU export restrictions. We find substantial fluctuations in Russia …

This brief considers the role of East Asian economies in Russia's technology imports. The EU, US and UK have set strict … sanctions and export restrictions on Russia in response to the war in Ukraine, while responses from East Asian economies have … substantially hindered the availability of certain technology products in Russia. China and most other emerging economies in East …

This brief examines the development of Russia's trade flows in the March-June period following Russia's invasion of … Ukraine. Russia ceased publication of foreign trade statistics after the war broke out, so we utilize the trade statistics of … Russia's major trading partners. We find that Russia's imports declined substantially in the period with the country …