This poli­cy let­ter coll­ects ele­men­ta­ry eco­no­mic sta­tis­tics and pro­vi­des a very basic look on Rus­si­an public finan­ces (i) to inform the reader’s opi­ni­on on a pos­si­ble plan­ning pro­cess behind the war against Ukrai­ne and (ii) to dis­cuss pro­s­pects of an ener­gy embar­go and its capa­bi­li­ty to affect the sta­bi­li­ty of the Rus­si­an economy.

Quel­le /​ Link: Rus­sia Today – The Rus­si­an Inva­si­on of Ukrai­ne and Russia’s Public Finances