Analytics
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the KSE Institute team has focused on providing the Office of the President and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with research-based analytical support on sanctions, damage assessment, food security and recovery.
KSE Institute is part of Yermak-McFaul International Expert Group on Russian Sanctions launched by the President of Ukraine, as well as an intergovernmental group on sanctions against Russia.
Our experts provide the main analytical work for these groups and participate in the development of sanctions and position documents of Ukraine. They are also in dialogue with a number of companies, persuading them to leave Russia even without decisions from their country’s government.
Products
KSE Institute Russia Chartbook
Monthly report that contains key updates on the state of the Russian economy and the impact of sanctions.
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, October 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, September 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, August 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, July 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, June 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, May 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, April 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, March 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, February 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, January 2024 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, December 2023 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, November 2023 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, October 2023 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, September 2023 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, July 2023 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, May 2023 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, April 2023 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, March 2023 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, February 2023 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, December 2022 PDF
- KSE Institute Russia Chartbook, September 2022 PDF
Russian Oil Tracker
The Russian Oil Tracker is a monthly, in-depth analytical report that systematically monitors vital metrics pertaining to Russia’s crude oil and petroleum product exports. Furthermore, report highlights the operations of the Russia’s shadow fleet, used to circumvent G7/EU price cap.
- Russian Oil Tracker, October 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, September 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, August 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, July 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, June 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, May 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, April 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, March 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, February 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, January 2024 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, December 2023 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, November 2023 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, October 2023 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, September 2023 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, August 2023 PDF
- Russian Oil Tracker, July 2023 PDF
Sectoral reports
Analysis of the impact of sanctions in terms of specific sectors of the Russian economy.
- Establishing ‘Shadow-Free’ Zones, October 2024 PDF
- The Core of Russia’s Shadow Fleet: Identifying Targets for Future Tanker Designations, August 2024 PDF
- Energy Sanctions Impact Summary, July 2024 PDF
- Assessing Russia's Shadow Fleet: Initial Build-Up, Links to the Global Shadow Fleet, and Future Prospects, June 2024 PDF
- U.S. Plans to Confiscate Russian Assets: Will the EU Follow?, April 2024 PDF
- Legal Report on Confiscation of Russian State Assets for The Reconstruction of Ukraine, February 2024 PDF
- Challenges Of Export Controls Enforcement - How Russia Continues To Import Components For Its Military Production, January 2024 PDF
- Bold Measures Are Needed as Russia’s Oil Is Slipping Beyond G7 Reach, November 2023 PDF
- Foreign Components In Russian Military Drones, August 2023 PDF
- Russia’s Military Capacity And The Role Of Imported Components, June 2023 PDF
- How Russia Avoided a Financial Crisis and What to Do Next, December 2022 PDF
- Impact Of Sanctions On The Russian Economy, August 2022 PDF
- Descriptive Outlook Of Trade Sanctions, August 2022 PDF
- Best Practices Handbook PDF
Position papers
Proposals from KSE Institute experts within the work of the Yermak-McFaul Group.
- Fall 2023: Sanctions Priorities, September 2023 PDF
- European Gas and Power: Overreacting to the Threat of a Russian Cutoff, November 2022 PDF
- Making the GTS Europe’s sole channel of gas sales with Russia, August 2022 PDF
- Curbing Russian oil and gas revenues: next steps, August 2022 PDF
- Impact of sanctions on Russian economy. Gas sector, August 2022 PDF
- The impact of invasion on Russian economy. Oil industry, August 2022 PDF
- Groningen: Countering Russia’s gas blackmail, July 2022 PDF
- Oil embargo roadmap: four steps to a full embargo, April 2022 PDF
Sanctions monitoring
Monitoring the implementation of the Yermak-McFaul International Sanctions Group Sanction Plan.
- Sanctions Monitoring, February 1 2023 compared to March 31 2023 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, January 31 2023 compared to Apr 19 2022 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, November 3 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, September 26 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, September 5 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, August 16 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, July 27 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, July 6 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, June 24 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, June 8 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, May 30 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, May 18 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, May 11 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, May 4 compared to Apr 19 PDF
- Sanctions Monitoring, April 28 compared to Apr 19 PDF