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UkraineAlert

Apr 11, 2022

At what point do Russian war crimes in Ukraine qualify as genocide?

By Bohdan Vitvitsky

Evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine has shocked the world but there is not yet any international consensus over whether the mass killings of Ukrainians carried out by Vladimir Putin's troops qualify as genocide.

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Apr 11, 2022

Friedlander quoted in ICIJ on the failure by western countries to hold banks accountable for profiting from financial crimes in Russia

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UkraineAlert

Apr 9, 2022

Lend-Lease for Ukraine: US revives WWII anti-Hitler policy to defeat Putin

By Chris Alexander

The United States is reviving the WWII Lend-Lease program which helped defeat Hitler in order to dramatically increase arms deliveries to Ukraine and set the stage for Vladimir Putin's eventual military defeat.

Arms Control Conflict

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Apr 8, 2022

Lipsky interviewed on CNN on the impact of sanctions on Russia’s domestic economy

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Conflict Economic Sanctions

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Apr 8, 2022

Friedlander quoted in the New York Times on the Biden administration’s sanctions policies

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Conflict Economic Sanctions

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Apr 8, 2022

Friedlander quoted in Marketplace on ways Russia can use its revenue from oil and gas sales to Europe, despite cut off from western financial system

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Apr 8, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Financial Times on the strength of the dollar and lack of alternative options for sanctions evasion

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Conflict Economic Sanctions

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Apr 8, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Marketplace on efforts to punish Russia through trade

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Conflict Economic Sanctions

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Apr 8, 2022

Friedlander quoted in the New Republic’s Soapbox on Russia’s economic damage caused by sanctions

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Conflict Economic Sanctions

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Apr 7, 2022

Lipsky interviewed on CNN Connect the World on global alignment in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine

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