Reality versus propaganda: Russia launches master’s program on circumventing sanctions
higher school of economics in moscow is launching russia’s first master’s program that effectively teaches how to circumvent international sanctions. Officially, the course focuses on “international corporate compliance,” but its core aim is to train specialists in identifying and overcoming sanctions-related risks for companies.
▫️ This program directly contradicts kremlin propaganda, which for years has claimed that sanctions either “don’t work” or are even “beneficial to the economy.” If that were true, there would be no need for courses on evading international restrictions.
▫️ The move also signals that russians no longer believe in the possibility of ending the war and lifting sanctions. Instead, the regime is attempting to systematically adapt to isolation and entrench it as the “new normal.”
russian businesses are beginning to realize that kremlin is not backing down from its confrontational course, which is why there’s growing demand for such programs — forcing them to learn how to operate in legal “gray zones” and manipulate regulatory loopholes.
