Are Russian Sanctions Working? How Can They Be Strengthened?

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western countries imposed unprecedent sanctions against the Russian Federation. What impact have these sanctions had so far on the Russian economy and its capacity to prosecute the war? What more can Western democracies to do to strengthen these measures? Join us on June 1 as Peter Loewen, Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, moderates a discussion with five experts: Her Excellency Yuliya Kovaliv, Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada; Michael McFaul, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation; Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of the Kyiv School of Economics, and former minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine; Mark Manger, Associate Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Nataliia Shapoval, Chairman of the KSE Institute, and Vice President for Policy Research at the Kyiv School of Economics.
Speakers:
• Her Excellency Yuliya Kovaliv, Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada
• Michael McFaul, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation
• Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of the Kyiv School of Economics, and former Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine
• Mark Manger, Associate Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
• Nataliia Shapoval, Chairman of the KSE Institute, and Vice President for Policy Research at the Kyiv School of Economics
• Peter Loewen (moderator), Director, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
This event is sponsored by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and the Kyiv School of Economics