NATO and Allies Clamp Down on Russia
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed
decrees on Feb. 21 recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk
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Sanctions on Russia’s main development bank,
VEB, and its military bank, Promsvyazbank
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Comprehensive curbs on Russia’s sovereign
debt
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Economic sanctions on
the company behind Nord Stream 2
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Target of the sanctions is a subsidiary of
Gazprom, Russia’s state-controlled energy company.
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Sberbank
and VTB Bank, two of Russia’s largest banks, and several large companies
from Western financial markets
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United States was freezing trillions of dollars
in Russian assets, expanding a crackdown on Russian elites and their families.
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Personally penalize President Vladimir V.
Putin
and Sergey V. Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister,
imposing sanctions aimed at freezing their assets.
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Russian banks from the SWIFT financial
messaging system, essentially banning them from international transactions
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Freeze assets of the Russian central bank
that are held in the United States and impose sanctions on the Russian Direct
Investment Fund
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Russian aircraft from flying through American
airspace.
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Belarus the same restrictions the United
States placed on Russia on Feb. 24, preventing items like technology and
software from being routed through Belarus to restricted sectors in Russia
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Biden administration said it would impose
sanctions on eight individuals with close ties to Mr. Putin, including his
spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, and place visa
restrictions on several oligarchs, as well as their family members and close
associates.
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Ban on the importation of Russian oil,
coal and natural gas
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Sanctions targeting 328 members of the State Duma,
the lower house of Russia’s Federal Assembly. They also include Russian
defense companies such as Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC
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Treasury Department issued guidance to make
clear that transactions involving Russia’s $130 billion of gold reserves were
also subject to U.S. sanctions
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34 organizations and individuals targeted are
companies that illicitly procure dual-use equipment and technology for Russia’s
defense sector and produce computer hardware, software and microelectronics
that are used by Russia’s defense sector
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Sberbank,
the largest financial institution in Russia, and Alfa Bank
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Alrosa,
one of the world’s largest diamond mining companies, and United Shipbuilding
Corporation, which constructs many of the country’s military warships.
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Measures targeting individuals and
organizations accused of facilitating illicit transactions.
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Transkapitalbank, a
privately owned Russian commercial bank said to offer its clients the ability
to conduct transactions through an alternative system to SWIFT.
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Russian state-owned bank and 10 of its
subsidiaries, a weapons manufacturer and three of Russia’s state-controlled
television stations.
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Prohibit Americans from providing accounting
or consulting services to anyone in the Russia.
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Yacht management company and its owners
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Maria Zakharova,
the spokeswoman for the Russian minister of foreign affairs, and Alexei Mordashov, a Russian billionaire
Several countries and the European Union
have imposed a variety of sanctions in response to Vladimir V. Putin’s decision
to invade Ukraine.
The United States, the European
Union and several other countries and entities have expanded their economic sanctions
against Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine.
The first actions in the most
recent crisis were taken after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed decrees
on Feb. 21 recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk, two pro-Russian breakaway regions in
eastern Ukraine, and then later ordered troops to enter those areas.
The multipronged invasion began
in earnest on Thursday, prompting the West to widen its efforts to crack down on
Russia by targeting Mr. Putin’s top allies, the country’s banking system and its
access to crucial technology, although some analysts have said the measures do not
go far enough.
Here is a closer look at some
of the measures that have been taken so far:
Feb. 22: The Biden administration
announced that it would impose sanctions on Russia’s main development bank, VEB,
and its military bank, Promsvyazbank, and enact comprehensive
curbs on Russia’s sovereign debt, a move intended to cut off the country from Western
financing.
Feb. 23: President Biden said
he would impose economic
sanctions on the company behind Nord Stream 2 — a nearly 800-mile-long
natural gas pipeline that is not yet operational between Russia and Germany. A day
earlier, Germany mothballed the project, even though it relies on Russia for 55
percent of its gas needs. The target of the sanctions is a subsidiary of Gazprom,
Russia’s state-controlled energy company.
Feb. 24: President Biden said
the United States would
cut off Sberbank and VTB Bank, two of Russia’s largest
banks, and several large companies from Western financial markets.
He also announced sweeping restrictions
on technological imports, and said that the United States was freezing
trillions of dollars in Russian assets, expanding a crackdown on Russian elites
and their families.
Feb. 25: The United States moved to personally penalize
President Vladimir V. Putin and Sergey V. Lavrov,
Russia’s foreign minister, imposing sanctions aimed at freezing their assets. The
measures also targeted other national security officials.
Feb. 26: The Biden administration
and key allies announced that they would remove some Russian banks from the SWIFT financial
messaging system, essentially banning them from international
transactions. They also said they would impose restrictions on Russia’s central
bank to prevent it from using its large international reserves to undermine sanctions.
The actions were agreed to by the European Commission, Britain, Canada, France,
Germany, Italy and the United States.
Feb. 28: The Treasury Department
announced that it would freeze assets of the Russian central bank that
are held in the United States and impose sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment
Fund, a sovereign wealth fund that is run by a close ally of Mr. Putin’s.
March 1: President Biden announced
during his State of the Union address that the United States would
ban Russian aircraft from flying through American airspace.
March 2: The Biden administration
said that it would impose sanctions on several Russian military organizations and
take action to stem the flow of important technologies to Russian oil refineries.
The Commerce Department said it had extended to Belarus the same restrictions the
United States placed on Russia on Feb. 24, preventing items like technology and
software from being routed through Belarus to restricted sectors in Russia.
March 3: The Biden administration
said it would impose sanctions on eight individuals with close ties to Mr. Putin,
including his spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, and place visa
restrictions on several oligarchs, as well as their family members and close associates.
March 8: President Biden announced
a ban on the importation
of Russian oil, coal and natural gas into the United States. The
move effectively shuts off the flow of Russian fuel into the country, which receives
less than 10 percent of its energy resources from Russia.
March 11: In a coordinated move
with leaders of the European Union and other Group of 7 countries, President Biden announced
that the United States would strip the country of normal trade relations. He
also moved to impose economic sanctions on members of the Russian elite and cut
off additional avenues of trade between the United States and Russia, banning lucrative
imports like seafood, vodka and certain diamonds. The United States will also restrict
exports to Russia and Belarus of luxury items like high-end watches, vehicles, alcohol,
jewelry and apparel.
March 24: The United States hit
Russia with sanctions targeting 328 members
of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Federal Assembly. They
also include Russian defense companies such as Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC,
which makes weapons systems. The Treasury Department issued guidance to make clear
that transactions involving Russia’s $130 billion of gold reserves were also subject
to U.S. sanctions, blunting the country’s ability to use the gold to prop up its
currency.
March 31: The Treasury Department
leveled sanctions on Russian technology companies and illicit procurement networks
that the country is using to evade existing sanctions. Among the 34 organizations
and individuals targeted are companies that illicitly procure dual-use equipment
and technology for Russia’s defense sector and produce computer hardware, software
and microelectronics that are used by Russia’s defense sector.
April 6: A senior official in
the Biden administration said that the United States had imposed “full
blocking” sanctions against Sberbank, the
largest financial institution in Russia, and Alfa Bank, one of the country’s largest
privately owned banks. The administration also announced punitive measures against
two adult daughters of Mr. Putin, the wife and daughter of Mr. Lavrov, and members of Russia’s national Security Council. The
Treasury will also block Russia from making debt payments with assets that are subject
to U.S. jurisdiction, a move that will force Russia to find new sources of funding
outside its frozen central bank funds.
April 8: The United States announced
sanctions against two major Russian state-owned enterprises: Alrosa, one of the world’s largest diamond mining companies,
and United Shipbuilding Corporation, which constructs many of the country’s military
warships. The Treasury Department said the move would cut off revenue for Russia’s
war against Ukraine.
April 20: The Treasury Department
moved to crack down on Russia’s efforts to evade sanctions by
imposing a set of measures targeting individuals and organizations accused of facilitating
illicit transactions. The sanctions target Transkapitalbank,
a privately owned Russian commercial bank said to offer its clients the ability
to conduct transactions through an alternative system to SWIFT. The Treasury Department
also imposed sanctions on a network of 40 individuals and associated companies accused
of pursuing “deals around the world to facilitate business opportunities for sanctioned
Russian companies.”
May 8: The White House announced
sanctions targeting the board members of two major Russian banks, a Russian state-owned
bank and 10 of its subsidiaries, a weapons manufacturer and three of Russia’s state-controlled
television stations. The Biden administration also said it would prohibit Americans
from providing accounting or consulting services to anyone in the Russia.
June 2: The Treasury Department
said it had leveled sanctions
against a yacht management company and its owners, describing
them as part of a corrupt system that allows Russian elites and President Vladimir
V. Putin to enrich themselves. The department also announced sanctions against four
Russian government officials as well as Yury Slyusar, the president of a Russian-state owned company that
supplies aircraft to Russia’s military. Also put under sanctions is Sergei Roldugin, a Russian cellist and a longtime friend of Mr. Putin’s,
described by the Treasury Department as “a custodian of President Putin’s offshore
wealth.” The State Department separately imposed sanctions on Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian minister of foreign
affairs, and Alexei Mordashov, a Russian billionaire.
The Commerce Department announced that it was blacklisting 71 organizations, in
an attempt to block Russia’s military from importing key technology.
Feb. 23: The European Union adopted a first round
of economic sanctions targeting 27 individuals and entities, including
political, military, business and financial organizations, as well as people linked
to the decision to recognize the so-called republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. The
penalties include European Union-wide asset freezes and travel bans. The sanctions
also prevent Russian state and regional governments, including state banks, from
accessing European Union financial and capital markets, freeze the assets of three
banks linked to the separatist enclaves and extend trade bans that have been placed
on Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014.
Feb. 25: European leaders approved a new set of
sanctions, freezing the assets of President Vladimir V. Putin and Sergey
V. Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister. The European Union
will also ban the export of aircraft and spare parts that are necessary for the
maintenance of Russian fleets, as well as specialized oil-refining technology and
semiconductors. Additional measures will penalize Russian banks and elites.
Feb. 28: The European Union adopted
new measures to finance the purchase and delivery of weapons to Ukraine. The bloc
also announced a total closure of E.U. airspace to all Russian aircraft and a ban
on transactions with the Russian central bank.
March 2: The bloc banned the
Kremlin-funded global broadcaster RT and the news agency Sputnik from European airwaves,
while also excluding seven Russian banks from the SWIFT financial messaging system.
March 9: The European Union said
that it was updating its sanctions
against Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine, adding more
names to its long list of penalized individuals. The update also bars several Belarusian
banks from SWIFT and extends its definition of sanctions to include cryptocurrencies,
an attempt to close a potential loophole for individuals or businesses to continue
transactions with the rest of the world.
March 11: In a joint move with
the United States and other Group of 7 countries, the bloc said that it would strip
Russia of normal trade relations.
March 15: The E.U. imposed a
fourth package of punishing measures against Russia, including a ban on imports
of Russian iron and steel, and sanctions on several individuals with ties to the
country’s defense sector.
April 8: The bloc imposed a fifth round of sanctions against
Russia that included its first ban on a Russian energy source, coal, to be phased
in over four months. European diplomats also agreed to ban Russian-flagged vessels
from E.U. ports, block trucks from Russia and its ally, Belarus, from E.U. roads,
and stop the import of Russian seafood, cement, wood and liquor and the export to
Russia of quantum computers and advanced semiconductors.
June 3: The European Union imposed asset freezes
and travel bans against 65 people, including key members of Russia’s
military who have been accused of atrocities, as part of its sixth package of sanctions.
Among those targeted for punitive measures was Col. Azatbek
Omurbekov, whom the E.U. referred to as the “Butcher of
Bucha,” and Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev,
known as the “Butcher of Mariupol” for his role overseeing the siege on the port
city. Other people on the list include Alina Kabaeva,
a retired Olympic gymnast rumored to be romantically involved with Mr. Putin. The
new measures also include an embargo on most Russian oil.
Feb. 22: The British government
slapped targeted economic sanctions on five Russian banks and three wealthy individuals
with close ties to President Vladimir V. Putin. Their British assets were frozen,
they were barred from traveling to the country, and British citizens and businesses
in Britain would be prohibited from having any dealings with them.
Feb. 24: Prime Minister Boris
Johnson announced an expansion of British sanctions to apply to 100 companies, entities
and oligarchs. Five more individuals were barred from the country and had their
assets frozen, and the government imposed other measures against all major Russian
banks, among other things.
Feb. 28: The British government
banned its country’s financial institutions from conducting transactions with the
Russian central bank as well as with its foreign ministry and sovereign wealth fund.
March 1: Liz Truss, the British
foreign secretary, announced measures directed at Belarus for involvement in Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine, imposing sanctions on four senior defense officials and two
military enterprises.
March 3: Britain announced a
full asset freeze and a travel ban on Alisher Usmanov and Igor Shuvalov, two oligarchs
with links to Mr. Putin and significant financial interests in the United Kingdom.
March 8: Britain said it would
phase out imports of Russian oil by the end of the year, a move coordinated with
the United States. The action does not affect Russian gas supplies and will give
oil importers several months to make alternative plans to try to avoid any disruption
in Britain.
March 10: The British government
added seven more oligarchs
to its sanctions list, including Roman Abramovich,
owner of the Chelsea soccer club. Mr. Abramovich now faces
a travel ban, barring him from Britain, as well as an asset freeze that effectively takes control
from him of Chelsea, which he has said he was trying to sell.
March 11: Ms. Truss said that
Britain had placed a travel ban and asset freeze on 386 members of the Duma, Russia’s
lower house of Parliament, who voted to recognize the Ukrainian breakaway regions
of Luhansk and Donetsk. In a joint move with the European Union, the United States
and other Group of 7 countries, Britain also announced that it would strip Russia
of normal trade relations.
March 15: The British government
said that it had imposed sanctions
on more than 370 individuals it described as oligarchs, political
allies or propagandists for President Putin. Among those on the latest list: Dmitri
A. Medvedev, the former president of Russia; Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin; Dmitri S. Peskov, the Kremlin
press secretary; Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for Russia’s
foreign ministry; Sergei Shoigu, the defense minister;
and Mikhail Fridman, the billionaire founder of Alfa Bank,
one of Russia’s largest private banks. The government also announced a ban on exports
to Russia of luxury goods and imposed new import tariffs on several Russian products.
March 24: Britain imposed sanctions
on an additional 65 Russian companies and individuals, including the Wagner Group,
a private military force with ties to Mr. Putin. Among the other targets are Polina Kovaleva, the glamorous stepdaughter
of Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, and Galina
Danilchenko, who was installed by Russian forces as a
puppet mayor in the Ukrainian city of Melitopol.
March 31: Britain’s foreign office
announced sanctions on 14 individuals and entities with links to Russian state media,
including Sergey Brilev, a prominent anchor on Russia
state-owned news outlet Rossiya who previously lived Britain.
April 6: The British government
announced asset freezes against Sberbank, Russia’s largest
bank, and Credit Bank of Moscow, and banned all new investments to Russia. The measures
also include sanctions on eight oligarchs and a commitment to end Britain’s reliance
on Russian coal, oil and gas imports.
April 8: Britain added Mr. Putin’s daughters,
Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova,
as well as Mr. Lavrov’s daughter, to the list of individuals
hit with financial sanctions and a travel ban.
April 13: The British government levied sanctions
on 206 individuals. Among those on the list, 178 were targeted for their role in
propping up Donetsk and Luhansk, two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
April 14: Britain added Eugene Tenenbaum and David Davidovich, two
Russian oligarchs who it says have close ties to Roman Abramovich,
to its list of individuals targeted by sanctions.
April 21: Ms. Truss announced new sanctions targeting
Russian military figures as well as individuals and businesses supporting Russia’s
operations in Ukraine. The measures included an asset freeze and travel ban on Azatbek Omurbekov, a lieutenant colonel
who the British government said was directly involved in perpetrating atrocities
in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv where retreating Russian soldiers
left behind dozens of dead civilians. The government also announced
it was expanding its import tariffs for some Russian products and banning imports
of silver, wood products and certain luxury goods from Russia.
April 25: The British government banned exports
of certain products and technology, such as surveillance equipment, to Russia.
May 4: Ms. Truss announced a ban on services exports
that would prevent Russian businesses from using accountancy, management consultancy
and public relations firms in Britain. The government also said it had imposed sanctions
on 63 individuals, many of whom have ties to Russian media organizations.
May 5: Britain added Evraz,
a steel company that is partly owned by Mr. Abramovich
to its list of organizations targeted by sanctions.
May 9: The British government said it was introducing
punitive measures against Russia, including import tariffs on products like platinum
and palladium and export bans for materials like plastics and rubber.
May 13: Britain imposed sanctions on the family
and inner circle of Mr. Putin. Among those blacklisted are
Lyudmila Ocheretnaya, Mr. Putin’s former wife, and Alina
Kabaeva, a retired Olympic gymnast with whom he has long
been rumored to be romantically involved.
Feb. 28: Switzerland, a favorite destination for
Russian oligarchs and their money, announced that it would freeze Russian financial
assets in the country, setting aside a deeply rooted tradition of neutrality.
March 4: The Swiss Federal Council extended the
country’s list of sanctions against Russia, restricting the export of certain goods,
banning transactions with the Russian central bank and joining others in cutting
the country off from the SWIFT payment system.
Feb. 23: Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia
would impose travel bans and financial sanctions on eight members of Russia’s national
security council, while amending existing sanctions that
prohibit trade in sectors including transport, oil and gas to cover Donetsk and
Luhansk. He also announced a ban prohibiting Australians from doing business with
five Russian banks.
Feb. 24: The Australian government announced that
it would expand its sanction list to target 25 Russian military figures and four
military technology companies, and that it was moving to place restrictions on Australians
investing in four financial institutions.
Feb. 28: The Australian government imposed sanctions
on more than 350 Russians and 13 Belarussians, Mr. Morrison said. Included on that
list is Viktor Khrenin, the Belarusian minister of defense.
March 8: Marise Payne,
the Australian foreign minister, announced that the government had placed sanctions
on 10 individuals with ties to Russia’s military establishment.
March 11: Australia announced it would prohibit
the import of oil, natural gas, coal and other energy products from Russia.
March 14: The Australian government today imposed
sanctions on 33 Russian oligarchs, prominent businesspeople and their immediate
family members. Among those on the list are Roman Abramovich,
the owner of the Chelsea soccer club; Igor Shuvalov, the
chairman of Russia’s main development bank, VEB; and Kirill Dmitriev,
the chief executive of the state-controlled Russian Direct Investment Fund.
March 18: Australia placed sanctions on 11 Russian
banks, including Sberbank, VTK Bank and VEB, as well as
several government entities.
March 25: Ms. Payne announced punishing measures
against 22 Russian individuals accused of fueling disinformation about the war.
Among those targeted are several editors from Russia Today, a state-owned English-language
television network, and other news organizations. The government also imposed sanctions
on President Alexander G. Lukashenko of Belarus and members of his family.
March 31: The Australian government said that
it would impose a tariff increase on all imports from Russia and Belarus, to take
effect on April 25.
April 5: Australia announced a ban on the export
of luxury goods, including wine, cosmetics and parts for luxury vehicles, to Russia.
April 7: Ms. Payne said the government had decided
to imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on 67 individuals
for their role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Among those targeted are Mikhail
Mizintsev, the head of Russia’s National Defense Control
Center accused of atrocities in Ukraine’s southern city of Mariupol, and several
Russian government officials.
April 14: The government levied sanctions on 14
Russian enterprises of strategic and economic importance to Russia, including the
country’s railway company, the transportation giant Kamaz
and Ruselectronics, a producer of electronics components.
April 22: Australia announced punishing measures
against 147 individuals, including 144 Russian senators, two adult daughters of
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and a daughter of Sergey V. Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister.
May 17: Australia imposed sanctions on more people
and groups tied to Russia and Belarus. The measures targets people and media spreading
disinformation, as well as the Wagner Group, a private military force with ties
to Mr. Putin.
Feb. 22: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced
that a first round of sanctions against Russia would ban Canadians from purchasing
Russian sovereign debt and from financial dealings with Donetsk and Luhansk. Financial
penalties will also apply to members of the Russian Parliament who voted for the
decision to recognize the separatist regions.
Feb. 24: Mr. Trudeau said that the Canadian government
would target 58 individuals and entities, including members of the Russian elite
and major Russian banks, with economic sanctions. Canada will also cease granting
export permits for Russia.
Feb. 28: Chrystia Freeland,
the Canadian deputy prime minister and minister of finance, announced that all Canadian
financial institutions would be banned from engaging in transactions with the Russian
central bank. The government has also imposed an asset freeze on Russian sovereign
wealth fund.
March 7: Mr. Trudeau said that Canada had imposed
sanctions against 10 more Russian individuals, including current and former senior
government officials, oligarchs and supporters of Russian leadership.
March 11: The Canadian prime minister said the
government had added five new Russian oligarchs, including Roman Abramovich, owner of the Chelsea soccer club, to Canada’s list
of sanctions, freezing their assets and barring them from doing business in the
country. The federal government is also banning 32 Russian companies and government
entities from receiving military equipment from Canada. In a joint announcement
with the European Union, the United States and other Group of 7 countries, the Canadian
government also said that it would strip Russia of normal trade relations.
March 15: Canada said it had imposed sanctions
on 15 senior Russian officials.
March 23: The Canadian government imposed economic
sanctions on 160 members of Russia’s Federation Council.
March 24: Canada imposed restrictions on certain
goods and technology exports, including in the areas of electronics, computers,
telecommunications, aerospace and transportation, to Russia.
April 4: The Canadian government said it would
impose punishing measures on nine Russian and nine Belarusian individuals.
April 11: Melanie Joly, Canada’s foreign affairs
minister, said the government had imposed sanctions on 33 entities with ties to
Russia’s defense industry.
April 19: Canada added 14 more Russians, including
two daughters of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, to its list individuals
targeted by sanctions.
May 3: The Canadian government imposed financial
sanctions on 21 Russian billionaires with close ties to the Russian government,
as well as members of their families. Among those targeted was Vagit Y. Alekperov, the former president
of the oil company Lukoil, and Andrei A. Guryev, the scion of a fertilizer empire
PhosAgro.
May 6: Canada added 19 Russian defense officials
and five military organizations to its list of individuals targeted by sanctions.
May 17: Marco Mendicino,
the country’s minister of public safety, announced that the government would bar
Russians targeted by sanctions from entering Canada.
May 20: Canada’s foreign ministry announced it
was imposing sanctions on 14 Russian oligarchs, their family members and close associates
of Mr. Putin, including Alexander Lebedev, a Russian businessman
and former KGB agent.
Feb. 23: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pushed through a package of sanctions prohibiting
Russia from issuing new sovereign bonds in Japanese markets, banning any trade with
Donetsk and Luhansk, and freezing the assets of representatives of those republics
and barring them from receiving visas.
Feb. 28: Mr. Kishida
said he was adding more sanctions against Russia, including limits on central bank
transactions. Mr. Kishida said that given Belarus’s apparent
collusion with Russia in its attacks on Ukraine, Japan would also add President
Alexander G. Lukashenko of Belarus and other individuals to a list of those targeted
by Japanese financial sanctions and restrict exports to Belarus.
March 3: The Japanese government announced that
it would freeze the assets of several Russian oligarchs with ties to President Vladimir
V. Putin.
March 8: Japan slapped economic sanctions on 32
Russian and Belarusian individuals, including Mr. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov.
March 11: In a joint announcement with the European
Union, the United States and other Group of 7 countries, the Japanese government
said that it would strip Russia of normal trade relations.
March 15: The Japanese government added 17 Russian
individuals to its list of individuals penalized by sanctions, including several
members of the Duma, Russia’s lower house of Parliament.
March 18: Japan said it would impose sanctions
on an additional 15 individuals and nine organizations from Russia. The list includes
defense officials, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman and a state-owned arms export
agency, Rosoboronexport.
March 25: Japan added 25 people, including Igor
Shuvalov, the former Russian deputy prime minister, to
its list of people targeted by economic sanctions.
April 12: Japan’s government froze the assets
of 398 people, including two of Putin’s daughters, and 28 organizations as additional
sanctions against Russia.
Feb. 28: Singapore announced that it was imposing
sanctions on Russia. The country’s minister for foreign affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, announced in Parliament that Singapore “will also
block certain Russian banks and financial transactions connected to Russia.”
Feb. 28: South Korea is banning the export of
some strategic materials to Russia as part of its sanctions against the country.
It has also joined in excluding Russia from the SWIFT financial messaging system.
Feb. 25: The government of Taiwan, the self-ruling
island over which China claims sovereignty, announced that it was imposing economic
sanctions against Russia.
April 6: Taiwan said that it was banning exports
of 57 high-tech goods, including memory chips and telecommunications equipment, that can be used for both civil and military purposes.
May 7: The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry it was extending
its export ban on high-tech goods to Belarus.
Correction:
March 17, 2022
An earlier version of this article
misstated the date on which Britain’s foreign secretary said the government would
impose sanctions on Belarus for its involvement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
It was March 1, not Feb. 29.