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Comment: Commodity trade controls spark European soul-searching on energy future

By Samuel Rubenfeld and Kathryn Carlson ( June 14, 2022, 04:19 GMT | Comment) -- Russia’s economy is suffering under the weight of Western restrictions on commodities exports and imports: The country's growth rate slowed to 3.5 percent for the first quarter and the government has estimated gross domestic product decline of 7.8 percent for 2022. The measures may also be hindering the Russian war effort in Ukraine, with Moscow struggling to replenish its military weapons and equipment. This analysis, which first appeared as part of MLex's "The Price of Putin's War" special report, examines how effective the sanctions regime on Russian commodities has been and how Russia can retaliate.Often overlooked amid the Western sanctions campaign against Russia are similarly coordinated — and strategically significant — efforts to restrict trade, including controls on exports and commodities imports....

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