Putin's energy shock: The economic realities of invasion
25 Feb 2022
BBC News
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shaken sharemarkets and will hit households too
The Institute for International Finance, a think tank of the worlds biggest banks, said the latest set of sanctions will cause bank runs in Russia and "average Russians will feel the cost". With protests occurring in Russian cities, and being violently suppressed by authorities, the question is whether such chaos will be blamed on Putin's invasion, or the West. Will other factions in and out of the Kremlin be emboldened to move on the President?