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Various sanctions against Russia and affiliates have been imposed by major economic and political powers in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the United States, members of the European Union (EU), and other international organizations. In response, Russia has imposed its own sanctions against other countries, which include a complete ban on food imports from Australia, Canada, Norway, the United States, and the European Union. By Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union and Australia Prior to 2022 invasion The European Union, United States, and Canada imposed an initial round of sanctions on 17 March 2014 and, on 11 April, Albania, Iceland and Montenegro announced that they would be following suit. On 28 April, the US expanded its sanctions to include 17 Russian companies, with Japan, Canada, and Australia, taking similar actions soon thereafter. The EU also joined the 28 April sanctions and, in addition, instructed the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to suspend the signature of new financing operations in Russia. The EU continued to expand the scope and duration of its sanctions over the following months, agreeing to extend the existing sanctions on 150 individuals and 38 companies for another six months in March 2018 and adding five individuals to their sanctions lists for their involvement with and organisation of the March 2018 Russia presidential elections in Crimea and Sevastopol that May. Switzerland, although not an EU member, mirrored the Union's sanctions, a historic deviation from the country's stance of semi-complete political and wartime neutrality, citing a "serious violation of the most fundamental norms of international law within the scope of its political room for manoeuvre." New Zealand imposed "largely symbolic" sanctions in May 2014, and, that September, Australia placed Russia, Crimea, and Sevastopol on the Australian autonomous sanctions list in response to the Russian threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, while Japan sanctioned Russian military-related technology and five major Russian banks (VTB Bank, Sberbank, Gazprombank, Vnesheconombank, and the Russian Agricultural Bank). Since first imposing its sanctions in 2014, the United States expanded them several times, including in December 2015 and April 2018. As of 24 May 2018, Ukraine's sanctions list named more than 1000 individuals and more than 400 entities. After 2022 invasion Personal sanctions Organizational sanctions Further sanctions by the US have been made in February 2024, presumably both in response to the death of Alexei Navalny in a Work Camp prison, and to mark the upcoming second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Removal from sanction list In early-March 2014, the European Union froze all funds belonging to Raisa Bogatyrova on suspicion of her illegal use of budget funds. It was reported in 2016 that, according to the Ukrainian government, she had since repaid government funds that had been allegedly misappropriated. For this, her funds in the EU were unfrozen on 6 March 2016. Frozen accounts and property 22 March 2022 statistics By Russia Prior to 2022 In May 2014, Russia sanctioned more individuals from the United States and Canada, but the list has not yet been revealed. After a member of the German Bundestag was denied entry into Russia in May 2015, Russia released a blacklist to European Union governments of 89 politicians and officials from the EU who are not allowed entry into Russia under the present sanctions regime. Russia asked for the blacklist to not be made public. The list is said to include eight Swedes, as well as two MPs and two MEPs from the Netherlands. Finland's national broadcaster Yle published a leaked German version of the list. In the winter of 2014/15, three politicians from Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland, respectively, were blocked from entering Russia. On October 22, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on special economic measures in relation to Ukraine's unfriendly actions against Russian individuals and entities. On August 21, 2021, Russia expanded its economic sanctions on Ukrainian individuals to include Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov. The updated version of the list of sanctioned individuals, approved by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, was published on the government website containing legal information. The sanctions include freezing non-cash accounts and other assets in Russia and a ban on capital transfers from Russia. The number of sanctioned Ukrainian individuals rose from 849 to 922. Removal from sanction list Russia has lifted targeted sanctions to allow US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland to visit Moscow for meetings with Russian officials on October 12, 2021. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry, said Nuland was on the sanctions list that prohibits individuals from entering the country, but it has been removed after the US nixed a similar restriction barring a Russian citizen from entering the country. "Indeed, she was on a sanction list. It means that such a person cannot cross the border. They put Russian representatives on their sanction lists, hence, in this case the matter was settled on the parity basis," said Zakharova in an interview on the Rossiya 1 television channel. Zakharova confirmed that the US had removed some Russian representatives from their sanction lists, and said Nuland's visit to Russia was requested by the US."I think our Western partners should analyze this approach and understand that we can respond in a negative manner to negative things. We can also respond in a positive manner to positive things and have always been opting for the latter," she said. Zakharova later clarified to Govorit Moskva radio that one Russian citizen had been removed from the US sanctions list, but she did not disclose the person's name. Post 24 February 2022 Personal sanctions Against US On March 15, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MFARF) said it had imposed sanctions on US President Joe Biden and 12 other US officials. The MFARF released a statement on April 13, 2022, announcing sanctions against 398 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. On May 21, 2022, the MFARF published on its website list US citizens who are banned from entering Russia on a permanent basis. The "stop list" included 963 people. Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 U.S. officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defence and media executives, the Russian foreign ministry said on June 6, 2022. US President Joe Biden's wife and daughter have been banned from Russia, along with 23 other Americans, the MFARF said on June 28, 2022. On September 5, 2022, the Russian f.... Discover the Katrin Lankers popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Katrin Lankers books.