{
  "title": "Will Western Sanctions Accelerate Russian Realignment? | City Journal",
  "byline": "Samo Burja is the president of Bismarck Analysis, a political risk consultancy. Twitter: @samoburja",
  "dir": null,
  "excerpt": "As the Russian economy falters, it may have to look east.",
  "siteName": "City Journal",
  "previewImage": "https://media4.manhattan-institute.org/sites/cj/files/will-western-sanctions-accelerate-russian-realignment.jpg",
  "publishedDate": "2022-03-17T15:14:12.000Z",
  "readerable": true
}