Katharina Bluhm, Principal Investigator at SCRIPTS and head of the Institute for East European Studies, talks to Jan Emendörfer from the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) about sanctions posed on Russia and the repercussions they will have on the economy. More than the sanction, the price of oil on the global market will be relevant to the economy in Russia. A crash in the Russian economy is not yet predictable, says Bluhm. Similarly, influencing the Russian population from afar to turn against the propaganda and the regime is not likely. Read the article in German here.