Russia's Economic Occupation of Ukraine: New insights into Russia's strategies in the occupied territories
David Lewis will introduce a new report showing how Russia is using economic and financial tools to consolidate its control of occupied Ukrainian territory. Russia has seized many Ukrainian businesses and assets and distributed them to its allies. Ukrainian companies have been forced to pay Russian taxes, use Russian banks and sell their produce to Russian buyers. Meanwhile, Russian business has been profiting from a massive reconstruction campaign in Mariupol and other towns destroyed in the invasion. Russia's economic actions in the occupied territories involve potential war crimes and deserve much closer international attention.
Please note: this event time is Eastern Time (ET) local to Washington DC. The event will begin at 5pm British Summer Time (BST).
