PUNISHING PUTIN

An in-depth, authoritative, and timely look at the unprecedented economic war the United States and its European allies are waging against Russia after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine—written by a veteran journalist with unparalleled access to Western and Russian sources.

“The riveting inside story of the unprecedented economic war to take down Putin and save Ukraine. Anyone wishing to understand the complexity and difficulty of battling Putin on the global economic stage will find Stephanie Baker’s exposé an essential read.”
— BILL BROWDER, New York Times bestselling author of Red Notice and Freezing Order
“The essential, must-read insider account of the West’s cat and mouse economic warfare against Russia and how it is changing the face of global trade. Magisterial and gripping.”
— Catherine Belton, author of Putin’s People
“An authoritative and gripping investigation that reads like a detective novel. I found myself reading it in the elevator.”
— Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan
Writer & journalist, Stephanie Baker

Stephanie is a senior writer at Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek on the projects and investigations team.

She writes about business, politics and science delving into everything from Russian oligarchs and sanctions to Donald Trump’s finances, art market fraud and Covid-19 vaccines . A dual US-UK citizen, Stephanie has reported from Russia, Ukraine, Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan and throughout the European Union.