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The Case for a Transport Ban on Russian Oil

By Johan Gars , Daniel Spiro and Henrik Wachtmeister

In this policy brief we discuss the effects that would arise if the EU imposed a full transport ban on Russian oil. The…

Benjamin Hilgenstock Highlights Risks of Russia’s Expanding Shadow Fleet

Russia remains one of the world’s largest oil exporters, and a recent media report shows how Moscow now relies on a grow…

Trump’s Sanctions Hit Russia’s Oil Giants: Maria Perrotta Berlin Discusses the Impact

In a new Associated Press (AP) report, the United States and European Union have jointly announced fresh sanctions on Ru…

Russian Oil Revenues Dip to $13.5B on Lower Prices

Russian oil revenues fell to $13.5 billion in August 2025, down $0.9 billion from July, according to the September Russi…

Benjamin Hilgenstock on Closing Sanctions Gaps Against Russia

Despite several rounds of Western sanctions, Russian drones and missiles still include Western-made parts. In Deutsche W…

Russian Budget Deficit Widens as Growth Stalls and Oil Revenues Fall

Russia’s economy narrowly avoided a technical recession in the second quarter of 2025, but growth remains weak. Inflatio…

Torbjörn Becker: Drone Strikes Undermine Russia’s War-Funding Revenues

A surge of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries has triggered widespread gasoline shortages across the coun…

Liberal Values in Ukraine Days Before the 2022 Invasion

By Cecilia Smitt Meyer and Anders Olofsgård

Just weeks before Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the European Social Survey completed the 10th round of data coll…

Russia Budget Deficit Surges as Oil Revenues Fall

Russia’s public finances are under strain as oil and gas revenues slide. The budget deficit of Russia has ballooned in 2…