ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS POLICY ON THE STATE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION'S ECONOMY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63978/3083-6476.2026.1.4.08Keywords:
international sanctions, economy of the russian federation, war financing, energy sector, financial system, fiscal policy, technological degradation, military-industrial complex, socio-economic consequencesAbstract
The relevance of the study is the unprecedented scale and complexity of international sanctions imposed on the russian federation after the start of its full-scale aggression against Ukraine, as well as the need for an objective assessment of their real impact on the economy of the aggressor state and its ability to continue the war in the medium and long term.
In this regard, the article is aimed at providing a comprehensive analysis of the economic consequences of sanctions for russian federation and determining their impact on the financial, energy, industrial, and budgetary capacities of the country to finance military operations.
The leading approach to the study of this problem is a systemic and structural-functional analysis, which makes it possible to comprehensively examine the impact of sanctions on key sectors of the russian economy, along with the use of comparative analysis, statistical generalization, and time-series analysis of macroeconomic indicators.
The article presents a classification of the main groups of sanctions, reveals their impact on the financial system, energy sector, industry, and budgetary policy of the russian federation, identifies trends toward technological degradation and increased dependence of the economy on military production, and substantiates the limitations of Russia’s ability to finance the war in the medium and long term.
The materials of the article are of practical value for specialists in the fields of economic security, public administration, and defense planning and may be used in the development of sanctions policy, assessment of the economic resilience of the aggressor state, and elaboration of international pressure measures aimed at weakening its military potential.
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