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 …

sanctions against Russia; and incremental nuclear coercion against Kyiv that spurred Western deterrence messaging in response …A close reading of Russia’s nuclear statements and actions during the first seven months of its war against Ukraine … severely imperil the survival of Russia’s regime. …

strategy. Hawkish positions of strengthening Ukraine via armaments, financial resources, and sanctions against Russia compete …