From reallocation of assets to arrests of employees, a growing number of case studies reveal just how far Russia will go to punish companies wanting to leave its once lucrative market.
While Ukraine is preoccupied with short-term imperatives such as shoring up international support, the relative resilience of the Russian economy has enabled Putin to play a long game.
According to a new investigation, Western firm withdrawals have been contributing “directly” to the Russian economy and Putin’s associates as he laid out terms however he deemed fit.