How Russian payment network ‘A7’ launders money to finance war | FT #shorts
Why now
Thesis: Alleged Russian sanctions-evasion network undermines sanctions effectiveness
Catalyst to watch: Sanctions enforcement or new measures
Main risk: Weakens deterrent value of sanctions
Why it matters
Alleged sanctions-evasion payment networks undermine the effectiveness of financial sanctions on Russia, weakening their deterrent value.
Details
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, one of the big measures taken by the western allies of Kyiv was to cut Russia off from the global financial system. The idea was that if Russia could not pay bills abroad it would struggle to import essential goods it needed to prosecu
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