Economic war : Ukraine and the global conflict between Russia and the West
Hess, Maximilian2023
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Vladimir Putin's first invasion of Ukraine, in 2014, set off a global economic clash, as the West used its clout with international markets to deter and penalise the Kremlin. The battlelines of this 'war by other means' traversed a series of deep economic connections, built up during Russia's oil, gas and commodities boom: global equity and capital markets, and transnational kleptocracy. Maximilian Hess lifts the lid on Russia's response to Western sanctions, and the ensuing skirmishes in London's courts, on Swiss trading desks and in boardrooms in New Delhi. He explores how pipelines, mines, loans and crypto-markets were weaponised. This narrative sets the stage for Putin's all-out assault on Kyiv in February 2022, which turned financial, food and fuel markets into bona fide battlefields, bringing the fight into everyone's home, from Pennsylvania to Pakistan.
Main title:
Economic war : Ukraine and the global conflict between Russia and the West / Maximilian Hess.
Author:
Hess, Maximilian, author
Imprint:
London : Hurst & Company, 2023.
Collation:
vii, 344 pages ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781787389564 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
947.7062
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2379710