Session 3: Trading with the Enemy 

Session 3: Trading with the Enemy
What explains the substantial volumes of ongoing trade between Russia and certain Western countries? Why does Europe continue buying Russian natural gas via the Ukrainian and TurkStream pipeline systems and LNG? How has the Russia-Ukraine war affected the global supply of agricultural products and fertilizers? Why does Russia continue to ship titanium to the West, despite its ability to cut titanium supply and potentially disrupt Western aviation production? Why are many Western technology companies continuing to do business in Russia? Why has there not been a complete economic decoupling of Russia from the West, and what does that imply for future conflicts?
Elina Ribakova, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
Mariya Grinberg, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alena Epifanova, Research Fellow, Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Rosella Cappella Zielinski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University
Moderator: Mikhail Troitskiy, Visiting Scholar, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Professor, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University