[20140801]IN10119_美俄经济关系.pdf

CRS InsightsU.S.-Russia Economic RelationsRebecca M. Nelson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance (rnelsoncrs.loc.gov, 7-6819)August 1, 2014 (IN10119)IntroductionU.S. sanctions on Russian individuals and entities have been a key part of the U.S. policy response toRussias annexation of the Crimean region of Ukraine and Russias alleged ongoing efforts to destabilizeeastern Ukraine (see CRS Insight IN10048, U.S. Sanctions on Russia in Response to Events in Ukraine,coordinated by Dianne E. Rennack). Following the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine on July17 that killed 298 passengers and crew, some policy makers and experts called for additional sanctionson Russia. Secretary of State John Kerry stated there is an enormous amount of evidence that Russiawas involved in supplying separatists in Ukraine with the weapons used to shoot down the plane andtraining them to use the weapons.On July 29, President Obama announced new sanctions in key sectors of the Russianeconomy: energy, arms, and finance, coordinated with new sanctions by the European Union.In the debates over U.S. sanctions on Russia, key questions, among many others, include:How much economic leverage does