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Article: Ukraine’s ‘sanctioning frenzy’ will bring no HE benefits

By Ararat Osipian

Published: June 20, 2022 in University World News

The United States and the European Union have sanctioned Russian oligarchs and politicians in response to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. Academic ties with some Russian universities have been severed and educational and research projects and exchanges put on hold or cancelled altogether.

On the very first day of war, the German government instructed its universities to freeze academic relations with Russia. European international research institutions and programmes have also been considering sanctions against Russian universities. It is not clear how many of these have already been enacted. Their effectiveness and impact on Russia is not clear either.

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