Robin Brooks and Simon Johnson

ROBIN BROOKS IS A FORMER CHIEF FX STRATEGIST AT GOLDMAN SACHS. SIMON JOHNSON IS A PROFESSOR AT THE MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT.

The movement of goods via countries such as Armenia, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan bolsters Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and makes it easier for him to sustain his brutal war.

Putin’s Silk Road around sanctions

There is transhipment of Western goods to Russia from countries such as Armenia, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan