Tensions on the Russia/Ukraine Border – How We Got Here and What’s Next

In this Willkie Compliance Concourse podcast, Martin Weinstein, Chair of Willkie’s Compliance, Investigations & Enforcement practice, discusses the current crisis at the Russian/Ukrainian border with Willkie partners David Mortlock and Britt Mosman.

David Mortlock is the Chair of Willkie’s Global Trade & Investment Practice Group and heads the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office.  During the Obama administration, he served as Director for International Economic Affairs on the White House National Security Council, and advised on issues regarding Russia, Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Syria, and Burma.

Britt Mosman is a partner in Willkie’s Trade & Investment Practice Group in Washington, D.C.  She is a former advisor for the Department of the Treasury, and was a lead attorney on the Ukraine/Russia, Iran, Cuba, Syria, Election Interference and Cyber-related sanctions programs.

Listen to their views on potential imposition of new sanctions on Russia, the status of diplomatic talks in Europe and how entities doing business in Russia can mitigate their risk.