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Russia’s Financial Bid to Entrench Its Control Over Occupied Ukraine

Maksym Panchokha on how Russia is using budgets, banks, and housing subsidies to institutionalize its presence in occupied Ukraine
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Authors
  • Maksym Panchokha

    Researcher specializing in Russian politics, historical memory, and the political economy of war. Economics and Global & International Studies, Bard College
  • Alexey Uvarov

    Political scientist, historian. Member of the Editorial Board at Riddle Russia
  • Oleg Loginov

    Economic Journalist
  • Gustavo Pessoa

    Economist and researcher. Professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • Vakhtang Partsvania

    Economist, Professor of Management at Caucasus University
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