Torbjorn Becker

Director of @SITEstockholm

[Yaroslav Demchenkov @DemchenkovY]

🇸🇪🇺🇦 Sergii Naumov, Chairman of #Oschadbank and I met with Professor @TorbjornBecker, Director of @SITEStockholm.
We discussed cooperation in sustainable development, recovery financing, and businesses support.
Tomorrow a joint 🇺🇦🤝🇸🇪 conference ahead!

[Anna Bjerde @bjerde_anna]

Very good to engage with Swedish civil society at the invitation of Minister @sigriddiana.

My message to them: creating jobs through growth, reforms, sound macroeconomic management & private capital will take us further.

We’re committed to doubling down on this agenda.

[Vladyslav Vlasiuk 💙💛🇪🇺 @vladvlas]

https://t.co/xCfKsH58eO

Limiting Russia's military-industrial potential through sanctions must be part of the plan to strengthen European security

[Torbjorn Becker @TorbjornBecker]

Now at @torbjornbecker.bsky.social (still in learning mode….)

[Torbjorn Becker @TorbjornBecker]

I’m done with this platform. No more M bs. I’m moving on to a platform that is not run by a crazy person. This is my last post here before taking down my account here. Stay well and hope you will join on a platform with open blue skies that can contribute to a better world.

[Euromaidan Press @EuromaidanPress]

1. Ukraine must defeat Russia
2. Putin and co are held accountable for the war crimes
3. Ukraine becomes a NATO member state

That's how the war should end, says @AnnelyKolk, Estonia's Ambassador to Ukraine, in an exclusive interview with EP 👇🏻

https://t.co/0U6wC7jVo4

[KSE Institute 🇺🇦 @KSE_Institute]

1/2 What’s happening with the damaged 🇷🇺 oil tanker? The case of Eventin, a Russian shadow fleet tanker stranded in the Baltic Sea, shows how hard it is to paralyze Russia’s shadow fleet, writes @zeitonline, citing @ben_hilgenstock. https://t.co/4gcthHsoFg

[Torbjorn Becker @TorbjornBecker]

Elina, you would be a perfect person for the job. Hard to beat your experience at the Fund, in the markets, and recent work on sanctions!

[Elina Ribakova 🇺🇦 @elinaribakova]

It is a great honor to be considered for the role of Governor of the Bank of Latvia @LatvijasBanka. I am ready to leverage my international experience to strengthen Latvia's economic resilience to shocks and foster growth.

[Elina Ribakova 🇺🇦 @elinaribakova]

It is an honor to have been able to testify on export controls to the US Senate alongside experts @damspleet and James Byrne @RUSI_org. Written testimonies and video recording are available here https://t.co/sdNQi83R0r

[Latvian MFA 🇱🇻 | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 @Latvian_MFA]

#OTD 3⃣4⃣ years ago, participants of the Barricades of 1991 selflessly defended the restored independence of Latvia 🇱🇻. People gathered to erect barricades and protect critical infrastructure. These events remain a notable historic example of non-violent resistance.

📺 See a documentary “The Fortress of the Nation. 30 Years since the Barricades" by @ltvzinas to learn more:
https://t.co/S3MnnADTA8

[Maria Berlin @lilleberlin]

USA:s nya administration kommer ledas av en person som gillar att få betalt för sin ”hjälp”. Flera EU-länder kan snart dra ner på Ukrainastödet. Då blir frysta ryska tillgångar nyckeln till landets överlevnad, skriver .@TorbjornBecker https://t.co/kWNrvmuZ57

[Tymofii Brik @brik_t]

Our colleagues at the Kyiv School of Economics have published a groundbreaking report uncovering significant ties between the Russian Psychological Society (RPS) and the Kremlin. It highlights how RPS promotes state narratives, militarizes society, and influences international psychological associations and networks. (My take: hijacking science for propaganda.)

https://t.co/2KdMqLP8U4

[FREE NETWORK @FREEnetworkorg]

⚙️ How are economic sanctions impacting Russia's ability to finance its war against Ukraine? @TorbjornBecker from @SITEStockholm explains how Russia’s economic resilience is weakening, and declining growth is putting pressure on war financing https://t.co/qTBMvWYQe6 #FREENetwork

[Robin Brooks @robin_j_brooks]

Every time the US tightens Russia sanctions, Western commodity analysts predict a spike in oil prices. Most egregious case of this was mid-2022, when the G7 oil price cap had some predicting oil at $400 per barrel. All this stuff has been wrong and is pro-Russia fear-mongering...

[KSE Institute 🇺🇦 @KSE_Institute]

1/6 Over 160 companies finally cut ties with Russia in 2024. But thousands still fund its war. KSE Institute’s @LeaveRussiaOrg project reveals the latest insights: https://t.co/OPtpKKBMd9

[International Expert Group on Russian Sanctions @sanctionsgroup]

Implemented Proposals of our group

1. Reining in Russia’s Shadow Fleet
“New steps that should be taken this year include (i) reining in Russia’s shadow fleet through tanker designations to reinstate the price cap’s leverage.”
Implemented: Sanctions targeted 183 vessels

[Vladyslav Vlasiuk 💙💛🇪🇺 @vladvlas]

So proud of our latest work Paper 21 “The Path Forward on Energy Sanctions”: we clearly showed the proper market conditions (highlighted by Treasury), urged to reinstate the grip with designating a big portion of vessels, and suggested going to different sectors like insurance and traders and producers, and called upon banning provision of services.
Truly well done @sanctionsgroup

https://t.co/wZY7fag3Pd

[International Expert Group on Russian Sanctions @sanctionsgroup]

The latest U.S. sanctions target 2 major Russian oil firms (Surgutneftegas & Gazprom Neft), 160 tankers, key traders, insurers, and U.S. oil service providers in Russia, disrupting 30% of Russia’s oil exports and tightening the noose on its energy revenue stream. #Sanctions

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

"President Biden must tighten sanctions on Russia’s energy industry. The most straightforward and most effective step would be to sanction every ship currently operating in Russia’s shadow tanker fleet."

https://t.co/D7Xs5T9ag1

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Working Group Paper #21

The Path Forward on Energy Sanctions A Toolkit to Step Up Pressure on Russia in 2025

The International Working Group on Russian Sanctions November 15, 2024

https://t.co/BLn69oBzFW