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Corporate Complicity: Global Firms Funded Russia with $20B in 2024

A new report by the KSE Institute and B4Ukraine reveals that many global corporations continued doing business in Russia…

EU Adopts 18th Sanctions Package Against Russia to Cut War Funding

The European Union has adopted its 18th sanctions package against Russia, marking one of the toughest measures since the…

Russia Budget Deficit Nears Full-Year Target in Just Six Months

Russia’s budget deficit has surged to alarming levels, hitting 97% of its full-year target by mid-2025. Falling oil and…

Russian Oil Revenues Dip to $12.6 Billion as Sanctions Bite

In May 2025, Russian oil export revenues fell by $0.4 billion to $12.6 billion due to lower prices and export volumes. S…

European Security Needs Ukraine’s Lessons to Deter Russia

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has shattered Europe’s long-held belief in lasting peace. The continent now face…

Russia Sanctions: Effectiveness and Enforcement Gaps

Russia sanctions have curbed some revenues, yet loopholes remain. A SITE seminar on June 18, 2025, reviewed what works a…

Financing the Russian War Economy: SITE Presents New Report on Russia’s Wartime Economy

The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) has released a new policy report analyzing how the Kremlin financ…

Exposure to Violence and Prosocial Attitudes

By Anders Olofsgård

This policy brief examines the academic literature on the impact of conflict exposure on pro-social behavior, a crucial…

The Russian Economy in the Fog of War | New Report

A new report highlights the growing instability of the Russian economy as it grapples with the effects of war and sancti…