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How Russia is fortifying its economy against US sanctions
TLDR Russia is taking steps to sanction-proof its economy by building up economic defenses, stockpiling foreign currency, reducing reliance on Western financing, and strengthening relationships with China to counter US banking sanctions. The US is targeting Russian banks with sanctions to cause significant damage, but Russia's ability to sell oil and gas in Western currencies gives Putin access to US dollars, making it challenging for the West to effectively sanction Russia.
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Russia has built a fortress against US sanctions to sanction-proof its economy.
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The U.S. is imposing real sanctions against Russia, targeting the country's banks to cause significant damage due to their control over a large portion of Russia's financial sector.
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Major Russian banks, which hold a significant portion of the country's deposits, are prime targets for sanctions that freeze their assets and isolate them from the global financial system.
06:52
Global financial sanctions by building up its economic defenses and preparing for restrictions on transactions, services, and imports from the United States.
09:55
Putin has been preparing for future sanctions by building up Russia's economic defenses, including stockpiling foreign currency, reducing reliance on Western financing, and building relationships with China to work around US banking sanctions.
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Russia's ability to sell oil and gas in Western currencies gives Putin access to US dollars, making it difficult for the West to effectively sanction Russia.
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The US still has the ability to impose further sanctions on Russia, potentially targeting its central bank or cutting it off from the international money transfer system.
