As war rages, a Ukrainian university takes aim at Russia’s sanctions evasion—backed by Danish millions.

Denmark is donating DKK 52 million to research in Ukraine

The Russian shadow fleet is used to dodge sanctions. Oil tankers—often flagged in other countries—carry sanctioned Russian oil. Foto: Yoruk Isik/Ritzau Scanpix
The Russian shadow fleet is used to dodge sanctions. Oil tankers—often flagged in other countries—carry sanctioned Russian oil. Foto: Yoruk Isik/Ritzau Scanpix
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While the EU is discussing new sanctions, Denmark is sending millions of kroner to Ukrainian research on how to prevent Russia from circumventing sanctions, the Ministry of Higher Education and Science reported Thursday.

DKK 52 million is being allocated to the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), which will propose new sanctions against Russia and investigate the effectiveness of current ones and how Russia evades them.

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