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It is an honor to have been able to testify on export controls to the US Senate alongside experts @damspleet and James Byrne RUSI. Written testimonies and video recording are available here hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/…

Russia has begun using Bitcoin for cross-border transactions to evade sanctions. We anticipated this months ago and proposed countermeasures. Sanctions are effective.

Regeringen har sedan tillträdet kraftigt ökat biståndet till Moldavien, varav en ansenlig del har gått till att reformera energisektorn och minska gasberoendet från Ryssland. Vi såg det komma och vi agerar...

Working Group Paper #21 The Path Forward on Energy Sanctions A Toolkit to Step Up Pressure on Russia in 2025 The International Working Group on Russian Sanctions November 15, 2024 fsi9-prod.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/20…

"President Biden must tighten sanctions on Russia’s energy industry. The most straightforward and most effective step would be to sanction every ship currently operating in Russia’s shadow tanker fleet." michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/bidens-unfin…

The latest U.S. sanctions target 2 major Russian oil firms (Surgutneftegas & Gazprom Neft), 160 tankers, key traders, insurers, and U.S. oil service providers in Russia, disrupting 30% of Russia’s oil exports and tightening the noose on its energy revenue stream. #Sanctions

So proud of our latest work Paper 21 “The Path Forward on Energy Sanctions”: we clearly showed the proper market conditions (highlighted by Treasury), urged to reinstate the grip with designating a big portion of vessels, and suggested going to different sectors like insurance

1/6 Over 160 companies finally cut ties with Russia in 2024. But thousands still fund its war. KSE Institute’s leave-russia.org project reveals the latest insights: bit.ly/3PuMTG4

Implemented Proposals of our group 1. Reining in Russia’s Shadow Fleet “New steps that should be taken this year include (i) reining in Russia’s shadow fleet through tanker designations to reinstate the price cap’s leverage.” Implemented: Sanctions targeted 183 vessels

Every time the US tightens Russia sanctions, Western commodity analysts predict a spike in oil prices. Most egregious case of this was mid-2022, when the G7 oil price cap had some predicting oil at $400 per barrel. All this stuff has been wrong and is pro-Russia fear-mongering...

⚙️ How are economic sanctions impacting Russia's ability to finance its war against Ukraine? Torbjorn Becker from Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) explains how Russia’s economic resilience is weakening, and declining growth is putting pressure on war financing sverigesradio.se/artikel/tre-ar… #FREENetwork

USA:s nya administration kommer ledas av en person som gillar att få betalt för sin ”hjälp”. Flera EU-länder kan snart dra ner på Ukrainastödet. Då blir frysta ryska tillgångar nyckeln till landets överlevnad, skriver .Torbjorn Becker eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

#OTD 3⃣4⃣ years ago, participants of the Barricades of 1991 selflessly defended the restored independence of Latvia 🇱🇻. People gathered to erect barricades and protect critical infrastructure. These events remain a notable historic example of non-violent resistance. 📺 See a

Our colleagues at the Kyiv School of Economics have published a groundbreaking report uncovering significant ties between the Russian Psychological Society (RPS) and the Kremlin. It highlights how RPS promotes state narratives, militarizes society, and influences international

Elina, you would be a perfect person for the job. Hard to beat your experience at the Fund, in the markets, and recent work on sanctions!

1/2 What’s happening with the damaged 🇷🇺 oil tanker? The case of Eventin, a Russian shadow fleet tanker stranded in the Baltic Sea, shows how hard it is to paralyze Russia’s shadow fleet, writes ZEIT ONLINE, citing Benjamin Hilgenstock. t.ly/IEm9t

1. Ukraine must defeat Russia 2. Putin and co are held accountable for the war crimes 3. Ukraine becomes a NATO member state That's how the war should end, says Annely Kolk, Estonia's Ambassador to Ukraine, in an exclusive interview with EP 👇🏻 euromaidanpress.com/2025/01/31/est…

I’m done with this platform. No more M bs. I’m moving on to a platform that is not run by a crazy person. This is my last post here before taking down my account here. Stay well and hope you will join on a platform with open blue skies that can contribute to a better world.

Now at @torbjornbecker.bsky.social (still in learning mode….)

president.gov.ua/en/news/v-ofis… Limiting Russia's military-industrial potential through sanctions must be part of the plan to strengthen European security