Stronger Sanctions on Russia: Essential, but not a Strategy

Author (Person)	Bond, Ian
Publisher	Centre for European Reform (CER)
Series Title	CER Insight
Publication Date	February 2022
Content Type	Research Paper
	Summary: Despite the desperate diplomatic efforts of Western leaders, in particular France’s President Emmanuel Macron, on February 24th Russian President Vladimir Putin launched large-scale military action against targets throughout Ukraine. The only question then was how far he could go. The West needed to be clear about the stakes. Putin’s territorial ambitions might be confined to Ukraine (though they might not), but his political ambitions went much further: to make Russia the dominant power on the European continent. He could not be allowed to succeed.
Source Link	Link to Main Source https://www.cer.eu/insights/stronger-sanctions-russia-essential Alternative Source 1 Alternative sources https://www.cer.eu/sites/default/files/insight_IB_russia25.2.22.pdf
Related Links	ESO Records CER Policy Brief: March 2022: Russia-Ukraine: The West Needs a Sanctions Strategy https://www.europeansources.info/record/russia-ukraine-the-west-needs-a-sanctions-strategy/ CEPS Policy Insights: 2022-10: Sanction-proof or sanction-hit. How can the EU make Putin’s evil war even more costly https://www.europeansources.info/record/sanction-proof-or-sanction-hit-how-can-the-eu-make-putins-evil-war-even-more-costly/ Cardiff EDC: Russian military invasion of Ukraine (2022) https://www.europeansources.info/record/russia-invades-ukraine-february-2022/
Subject Categories	Economic and Financial Affairs, Politics and International Relations, Security and Defence
Subject Tags	Foreign Policy Instruments, Wars \| Conflicts
Keywords	Sanctions \| Restrictive Measures, War in Ukraine (2022-)
Countries / Regions	Russia, Ukraine