Rare glimpses of honesty from senior Russian officials. (Another 🧵 on sanctions.) Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Central Bank: logistical blockade hurts even more than financial sanctions. Supply chains are broken. (1/11)

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Apr 19, 2022

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Important thread about how sanctions work. Remember: The purpose of sanctions isn't really to stop Russia from getting money, it's to stop Russia from getting foreign goods.

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Rare glimpses of honesty from senior Russian officials. (Another 🧵 on sanctions.) Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Central Bank: logistical blockade hurts even more than financial sanctions. Supply chains are broken. (1/11)

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