Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to representatives of the flight crew of Russian airlines
Highlights
- The United States and its allies had first imposed sanctions on Russia on February 22
- This came a day after Putin declared the two Ukrainian rebel regions as independent states
- Russia's number now outranks Iran's 3,616 sanctions, displacing Tehran from the top position
Amid its ongoing war with Ukraine, Russia has now become the most sanctioned country in the world. According to a report with a New York-based sanctions watchlist site, the United States and its allies had first imposed sanctions on Russia on February 22, a day after President Vladimir Putin declared the two Ukrainian rebel regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as "independent states".
After Russia announced its military operations against Russia on February 24, hundreds more sanctions followed, it stated.
Castellum.AI stated that 2,754 sanctions were already in place against Russia before February 22 and 2,778 additional were imposed in the days following the assault, bringing the total to 5,532.
Graph shows sanctions on Russia ever since the country invaded Ukraine
Russia's number now outranks Iran's 3,616 sanctions, displacing Tehran from the top position, the report stated.
According to the site, the countries and regions targeting Russia with sanctions are Switzerland (568), the European Union (518), Canada (454), Australia (413), the US (243), the UK (35) and Japan (35).
Russia Ukraine War: Number of sanctions against Russia
Countries across the world are putting sanctions on Russia in an effort to stop the invasion of Ukraine.
(With inputs from IANS)
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