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Can Russia Sustain a Wartime Economy?

January 21, 2026
09:00–09:30 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

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Despite unprecedented sanctions, Russia’s economy has shown unexpected resilience, sustaining growth through a wartime model of state spending and external re-orientation. Analysts now warn this momentum may be weakening, raising questions about the durability of Russia’s economic strategy. How might emerging economic constraints shape Russia’s conduct of the war in Ukraine, recalibrate its...
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Speakers

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Oana-Silvia Toiu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Leader of the Democratic Forces of Belarus
Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

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