The European Union’s sanctions regime on the Russian Federation from 2014 to 2022

Eva Vilà Sánchez

doi:10.5565/rev/quadernsiee.38

El Règim de sancions de la Unió Europea a la Federació de Rússia del 2014 al 2022

Autors/ores

Eva Vilà Sánchez Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7672-7327

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Aquest estudi analitza l'impacte directe de les mesures restrictives de la Unió Europea contra la Federació Russa per l'afectació d'aquesta última a la sobirania territorial d'Ucraïna des del 2014. Avalua l'evolució de les sancions imposades per la UE des del 2014 fins al 2022, explorant els motius i explicant els objectius que van motivar a la Unió a aplicar aquestes mesures. Observant-ne el desenvolupament i la prolongació al llarg dels anys, així com explicant de forma detallada els diferents paquets sancionadors l’any 2022.

El document descriu l'evolució del règim de sancions de la UE des del punt de partida en 2014, com a resposta a la crisi de Crimea, fins l’any 2022 amb el conflicte militar en curs a Lugansk i Donetsk. A més, avalua l'impacte i les conseqüències directes de les mesures restrictives de la UE a la Federació Russa, especialment el seu impacte a l'economia, la indústria i en les relacions internacionals.

Tot i això, la investigació produïda pel desglossament de la línia de temps apunta a reflexionar sobre si les eines actuals utilitzades per la UE per contrarestar les accions de la Federació Russa realment funcionen. Convertint-se en una anàlisi de com es dissenyen les sancions, per a quin tipus d’estructura política i amb quins fins particulars. Tot i això, també transmet com la Federació Russa ha estat capaç de minimitzar alguns dels efectes d'aquestes mesures en poder anticipar quins sectors podien ser impactats, creant mecanismes econòmics preventius i, fins i tot, ampliant el seu abast de relacions internacionals cap a diferents esferes polítiques globals d’influència.

Paraules clau

Unió Europea, Federació Rusa, Conflicte, Ucraïna, Sancions, Geopolítica

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Biografia de l'autor/a

Eva Vilà Sánchez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Graduada en Estudis Europeus i Filologia Francesa per la Royal Holloway, Universitat de Londres i París IV París-Sorbonne.Màster Oficial en Integració Europea a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, amb especialització en Acció Exterior. Cum laude del Màster de Relacions Internacionals de l'Universitat Presidencial Russa.