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Special Report
Sanctions and the Russian Economy: 2026 Mid-Year Assessment
August, 2026
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Russian Oil Tracker
Refinery strikes drove oil product exports to a record low, while the diesel & gasoil export ban could put up to 36% of total export volumes at risk
July, 2026
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Russia Chartbook
Stalled Domestic Borrowing Poses Threat to Budget Financing; Energy Windfall Fades as Oil Prices Moderate
July, 2026
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Russian LNG Tracker
Tankers linked exclusively to companies outside EU/G7 jurisdictions carried more than half of Russian LNG in June
Q2 2026
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Russia CHP Imports Tracker
Russia Pays China a Growing Premium for War-Critical Technology
Q2 2026
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Russian Shadow Fleet Tracker
Vessels with false or unknown flags have virtually disappeared from Baltic Sea shipments
June 2026
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KSE Institute Sanctions Team

Since the beginning of Russia’s full scale war against Ukraine, the KSE Institute team has focused on providing the Ukrainian Government with research-based analytical support on sanctions, damage assessment, food security and recovery.

KSE Institute became 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.

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All About Sanctions

All materials about sanctions, their impact on the Russian economy and the next steps of the sanctions coalition from KSE Institute Sanctions Team and Yermak-McFaul International Sanctions Group.
Analytics
Monitoring, impact on Russian economy and other reports
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Yermak-McFaul Group
Position papers, memos, articles and next steps
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Team

Benjamin Hilgenstock,
Senior Economist
Nataliia Shapoval,
Chairman of KSE Institute, Vice President of KSE for Policy Research
Yuliia Pavytska,
Manager of the Sanctions Programme
Vira Ivanchuk,
Researcher

News

#ShadowFleetTracker
11 August 2026
Chinese and Russian ship managers handled 56% of shadow fleet exports
KSE Institute published the July issue of Russian Shadow Fleet Tracker
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#SpecialReport
4 August 2026
Sanctions and the Russian Economy: 2026 Mid-Year Assessment
KSE Institute presents a new edition of its biannual assessment of the state of the Russian economy and the impact of sanctions
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3 August 2026
Refinery strikes drove oil product exports to a record low, while the diesel and gasoil export ban could put up to 36% of total oil product export volumes at risk
KSE Institute released its July Russian Oil Tracker, providing overview of recent changes in Russian energy trade
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About Sanctions Database

SanctionsDatabase was created and is maintained by KSE Institute Sanction Group experts for the purpose of consolidating and monitoring all economic sanctions imposed by the countries of the world against Russia in response to its unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine. The database covers financial, trade, visa and other sectoral sanctions, as well as sanctions imposed on specific enterprises.
The database includes information on sanctions approved by official documents of countries (laws, decrees, resolutions, etc.). In some cases, sanctions are included, information about which is given in the official press releases of the authorities of the countries.
Each sanction is distinguished based on its economic essence (scope of application) and its aim. In some cases, this is a specific provision (paragraph, article, etc.) of an official document (law, resolution, decree, etc.). For example, on March 2, 2022, the EU banned the issuance of euro-denominated banknotes to Russia or any natural/legal entity in Russia, including the Government and Central Bank of Russia, or for use in Russia. In some cases, the introduced restrictions apply to several types of transactions with respect to the object of sanctions. In such cases, the database will display several sanctions in accordance with the content of the specified operations. For example, the restriction imposed by the country on the export of aircraft, spacecraft and their parts, which provides for a ban on the export of such products to Russia and a ban on insurance of such operations, is reflected in the database as two sanctions. If the restrictions apply to several groups of goods, this will be reflected in the database as two or more sanctions. For example, on March 8, 2022, the United States banned the import of the following goods of Russian origin: crude oil; petroleum fuel, oil and products of their distillation; liquefied natural gas; coal; and coal products. Accordingly, the database will display this decision as four sanctions: 1) prohibition of oil imports; 2) prohibition of import of oil products; 2) prohibition of import of natural gas; 4) prohibition of coal imports.
Monitoring the imposed sanctions allows us to understand the areas in which countries have imposed restrictions on Russia and to assess their impact. In addition, it provides an opportunity to identify opportunities for strengthening sanctions and expanding the scope of their application. The database also makes it possible to compare the activity of countries in the introduction of sanctions against Russia.
Sanctions are monitored daily. At the same time, the update of the base depends on the time when the countries of the world publish their decisions regarding the introduction of economic sanctions against Russia.
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KSE Institute during the war

Russia will pay
SelfSanctions
leave-russia.org
Agricultural War Damages Review
Food Security and Agricultural Policy

Acknowledge

We express our gratitude for the joint work on sanctions against the aggressor country to Ukrainian and international experts:

  • Yermak-McFaul International Expert Group on Russian Sanctions hosted by Stanford University, led by Andrii Yermak and Ambassador McFaul and coordinated in Ukraine by Vladyslav Vlasiuk and Darina Zarivna. As well as the key experts from Ukraine working in the group, including Andrii Pyshnyy, Yurii Vitrenko, Alex Rodniansky, Oleksandr Novikov, Daria Sofina, Andrii Boytsun and others.
  • Intergovernmental Group on sanctions against Russia led by the Minister of foreign affairs, Dmytro Kyleba, and the Special Envoy on Sanctions, Olexii Makeiev, who arranged work of all ministries to prepare and advocate sectoral and individual sanctions and other actions against Russia in the areas of their work.
  • Ambassadors of Ukraine in allied countries who directly work with partner countries on implementation of the new sanctions.
  • State Security Council of Ukraine, who develop and adopt sanctions of Ukraine against Russia.

We would also like to express our appreciation to the think tanks and universities involved in the sanctions work. In particular, the Yale School of Management for their cooperation and providing expertise in compling the sanctions database, Economist 4 Russia Group, and the Institute of International Finance.

It has been a great honor for KSE Institute Sanctions Group to work side-by-side with all the above-mentioned experts and organizations on the sanctions front.

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