Will Western sanctions against Russia work? It’s not clear what that question means, since it isn’t obvious what Russia has to do to end them. It doesn’t seem very likely that Russia is going to withdraw from Crimea or end its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine.
But even more important is the question of how the sanctions are affecting Russia’s domestic political scene. I suggested in early March, when sanctions had been threatened but not yet announced, that they might interfere with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ability to keep his domestic political networks in balance. Those with an internationalist …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
