View from Washington By Tyson Redpath, The Russell Group
ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ/ŶǀĂƐŝŽŶŽĨhŬƌĂŝŶĞ'ĂůǀĂŶŝnjĞƐƚŚĞtĞƐƚ
RƵƐƐŝĂŶWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚsůĂĚŝŵŝƌWƵƟŶůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚ
military invasion in Europe since World War II on
&Ğď͘ Ϯϰ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ĨŽƌĐĞƐ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶďĂƐ
region of Ukraine and two of its provinces, Donetsk
ĂŶĚ>ƵŚĂŶƐŬ͘ZƵƐƐŝĂŶĨŽƌĐĞƐƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJƵƐĞĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŝŶŐ
Belarus to move on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
DĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞĂŶĚĮĞƌĐĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵhŬƌĂŝŶĞ
ĂƌŵĞĚ ĨŽƌĐĞƐ͕ WƵƟŶ͛Ɛ ǁĂƌ ŐĂŵďŝƚ ŐĂůǀĂŶŝnjĞĚ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ĂůůŝĞƐ
ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂůůŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚƚůĂŶƟĐdƌĞĂƚLJ
KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘dŽŵŽƐƚŽďƐĞƌǀĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞZƵƐƐŝĂŶĚŝĐƚĂƚŽƌƚŽƌĞĂƉĂƌƚ
ƉŽƐƚͲǁĂƌƉĞĂĐĞŽŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚ͕ďƵƚŝŶĚŽŝŶŐƐŽƌĞŝŶǀŝŐŽƌĂƚĞĚ
ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ EdK ĂŶĚ
ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ hŶŝŽŶ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ďĞƐĞƚ ďLJ ďŝĐŬĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ
ƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚ ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶƚƌĂŵƵƌĂů ƐƋƵĂďďůŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ƌĞdžŝƚ
and a single, common EU economic policy seems trivial now
ĂŵŝĚƚŚĞZƵƐƐŝĂŶƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͛ƐƐƚĂƚĞĚŝŶƚĞŶƚŽĨƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ^ŽǀŝĞƚ
ŚĞŐĞŵŽŶLJ͕ƌĞƚĂŬŝŶŐďƌŽĂĚƐǁĂƚŚƐŽĨĞĂƐƚĞƌŶƵƌŽƉĞ͘
sŽǁŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĨĞŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŝŶĐŚŽĨEdKƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
ĨƵůůĨŽƌĐĞŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƉŽǁĞƌ͕h͘^͘WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ:ŽĞŝĚĞŶƐǁŝŌůLJ
ĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚϳ͕ϬϬϬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƚƌŽŽƉƐƚŽƵƌŽƉĞĂŶĚŵŽǀĞĚh͘^͘
ŐƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚĂŝƌĨŽƌĐĞƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞ
ĨŽƌŵĞƌ^ŽǀŝĞƚƌĞƉƵďůŝĐƐŽĨWŽůĂŶĚ͕ZŽŵĂŶŝĂ͕>ŝƚŚƵĂŶŝĂ͕ƐƚŽŶŝĂ
ĂŶĚ>ĂƚǀŝĂ͘ŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐĂŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶ
ŽĨŐůŽďĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŝŶZƵƐƐŝĂ͕ƚŚĞƐǁŝŌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞŚĂƐůĞŌ
ZƵƐƐŝĂ͛ƐĞĐŽŶŽŵLJŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂǀĞƌLJƐŚŽƌƚůŝĨĞůŝŶĞ͘
Ɛ ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐƐ ƟŵĞ͕ &ŽƌĚ͕ ^ŚĞůů͕ DĂƐƚĞƌĂƌĚ͕ sŝƐĂ͕ ŽĞŝŶŐ͕
EĞƞůŝdž͕'ŽŽŐůĞ͕WĞƉƐŝŽĂŶĚWĂůůĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞƐĨƌŽŵ
ZƵƐƐŝĂĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞŚĂǀĞƐƵƐƉĞŶĚĞĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
DĐŽŶĂůĚ͛Ɛ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŽƉĞŶĞĚŝƚƐĮƌƐƚ^ŽǀŝĞƚhŶŝŽŶƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚŝŶ
ϭϵϵϬ͘dŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĚŽďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŝŶZƵƐƐŝĂŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐĞǀĞƌĞůLJ
ŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚ ďLJ Ă ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƐĂŶĐƟŽŶƐ ŝƐƐƵĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞŶ
administration. Those sanctions, which initially covered
ĐƵƌƌĞŶĐLJĂŶĚďŽŶĚŝƐƐƵĂŶĐĞƐ͕ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
ƚŚĞZƵƐƐŝĂŶĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶŬĂŶĚƐŝdžŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚďĂŶŬƐŝŶZƵƐƐŝĂ͘
DĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ďĂŶŬƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵďƐŝĚŝĂƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŽƚŚĞƌ
ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶďůŽĐŬĞĚďLJƚŚĞh͘^͕͘ƚŚĞh͘<͕͘
ƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕&ƌĂŶĐĞ͕'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ͕/ƚĂůLJĂŶĚĂŶĂĚĂ
ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĨŽƌ tŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ /ŶƚĞƌďĂŶŬ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů
Telecommunication messaging payment system, severely
ůŝŵŝƟŶŐĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐƚŽĂŶĚĨƌŽŵZƵƐƐŝĂŶďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͘
ZƵƐƐŝĂŶƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐǀĞƐƐĞůƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐZƵƐƐŝĂŶĂŝƌĐƌĂŌ͕ĂƌĞĂůƐŽ
ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĞǀĞƌĂůƉŽƌƚƐŽĨĐĂůůĂŶĚĂŝƌƉŽƌƚƐ͘ZƵƐƐŝĂŶƐĂůĞƐ
ŽĨŽŝů͕ĐŽĂůĂŶĚůŝƋƵŝĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůŐĂƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽďůŽĐŬĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞh͘^͘
/ŶƚŽƚĂů͕ZƵƐƐŝĂŚĂƐďĞĐŽŵĞƚŚĞƚĂƌŐĞƚŽĨϮ͕ϳϳϴŶĞǁƐĂŶĐƟŽŶ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐ͕ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƚŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱ͕ϱϯϬ͘ZƵƐƐŝĂŚĂƐ
ƐƵƌƉĂƐƐĞĚ/ƌĂŶĂƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƐĂŶĐƟŽŶĞĚĐŽƵŶƚƌLJŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ
ǁŝƚŚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŶŽǁŽīůŝŵŝƚƐƚŽŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘
dŚĂƚǁŽƌůĚĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞh͘^͕͘ŝƐŶŽǁĂďƐŽƌďŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞƌĞƐŝĚƵĂůƐŚŽĐŬǁĂǀĞƐĂƐŽŝůƉƌŝĐĞƐŶĞĂƌĂůůͲƟŵĞŚŝŐŚƐĂŶĚ
ĐŽŵŵŽĚŝƚLJƉƌŝĐĞƐ͕ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƵŶĚĞƌŝŶŇĂƟŽŶĂƌLJƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ͕ƌĞĂĐŚ
ůĞǀĞůƐƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŽŶůLJǁĞĞŬƐĂŐŽ͘ZƵƐƐŝĂĂŶĚhŬƌĂŝŶĞ
ĞĂĐŚƌĂŶŬŝŶƚŚĞdŽƉϭϬŽĨŐůŽďĂůƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĨŽƌĐŽƌŶ͕ƐŽLJ
ĂŶĚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJǁŚĞĂƚ͕ĚƌŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞŐƌĂŝŶƉƌŝĐĞĐŽŵƉůĞdž
ƚŽĂůůͲƟŵĞŚŝŐŚƐ͘ŐŝŶƉƵƚƉƌŝĐĞƐ͕ĂƐƵďũĞĐƚŽĨĐŽŶŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů
ƐĐƌƵƚŝŶLJ ĂŶĚ ĚĞďĂƚĞ͕ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ŚĞĂĚĞĚ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ
ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĞŐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƉŽƚĂƐŚĂŶĚ
ŽƚŚĞƌŬĞLJĨĞƌƟůŝnjĞƌŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ͘
dŽ ĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĞƌŐLJͲƐƵƉƉůLJ ĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ͕ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ
ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŝĚĞŶĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŝƐŶĞĂƌŝŶŐĂƌĞŶĞǁĞĚŶƵĐůĞĂƌ
ĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚ/ƌĂŶ͕ĐŚĂƌƟŶŐĂĐŽƵƌƐĞƚŽƌĞƐƵŵĞ/ƌĂŶŝĂŶŽŝůƐĂůĞƐ͘
And the U.S. is in talks with Venezuela to source 200,000 to
ϯϬϬ͕ϬϬϬďĂƌƌĞůƐŽĨŽŝůƉĞƌĚĂLJ͘/ŶThe Tempest, Shakespeare
ǁƌŽƚĞ ͞DŝƐĞƌLJ ĂĐƋƵĂŝŶƚƐ Ă ŵĂŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞ ďĞĚĨĞůůŽǁƐ͘͟
ŽŶĨƌŽŶƟŶŐƚŚĞZƵƐƐŝĂŶŝŶǀĂƐŝŽŶƉƌŽǀĞƐƚŚŝƐƐĂLJŝŶŐƉƌŽƉŚĞƟĐ͘
hƐŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂŶĚĚŝƉůŽŵĂƟĐƚŽŽůĂƚŽƵƌĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŚĂƐ
ďƌŽĂĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐŽƐƚƐĂƌĞƐƵƌĞƚŽďĞĨĞůƚďLJ
ĞǀĞƌLJŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĨŽƌƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƚŽĐŽŵĞ͘
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ZĞƐƚƌĂŝŶĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ
ůŝŵĂƚĞWŽůŝĐLJĐƟŽŶ
ŌĞƌŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĂĐĂƐĞĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞh͘^͘ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůWƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŐĞŶĐLJ͛ƐĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŝƐƐƵĞ
ƐǁĞĞƉŝŶŐƌƵůĞƐŽĨŵĂũŽƌĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞƵŶĚĞƌůĞĂŶ
ŝƌĐƚĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͕ƚŚĞ^ƵƉƌĞŵĞŽƵƌƚ͛ƐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂLJŚŽůĚ
ƚŚĞĨĂƚĞŽĨƐĞǀĞƌĂůŝĚĞŶĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĐůŝŵĂƚĞŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ
in its palm.
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