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READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Roundtable with Sanctions Experts | U.S. Department of …

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s
Roundtable with Sanctions Experts
February 10, 2023

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russiaʼs unprovoked war against
Ukraine, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo convened a group of experts on
sanctions and U.S. foreign policy to discuss the e ects and successes of the unprecedented
sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia by an international coalition of over 30
countries. Attendees included economists, academics, and business professionals with
expertise in developing and implementing sanctions as well as studying their e ectiveness.
Over the past year, the international coalition imposing economic restrictions on Russia has
focused on twin goals: disrupting Russiaʼs military supply chains and degrading their
battlefield ability, and denying the Kremlin the revenue it needs to fund its war. Deputy
Secretary Adeyemo shared the progress seen on these fronts, including ballooning deficits
and long-term economic damage, as well as the di iculty the Kremlin faces in replacing its
major losses of military equipment and supplies. The strain on Russiaʼs military in particular
can be seen clearly through the Kremlinʼs increasingly desperate attempts to backfill through
third parties in permissive jurisdictions, or even turning to international pariahs like Iran and
North Korea for UAVs and other weapons.
Deputy Secretary Adeyemo shared that in the weeks and months ahead, Treasury will
increased its focus on countering sanctions evasion, including by targeting facilitators and
third-country providers that may wittingly or unwittingly help Russia replenish the supplies
and material it desperately needs to support its military. The group provided their thoughts
on how best to achieve that goal.

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