International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Economic measures against Russia and Belarus since 2022 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about responses to the 2022 escalation. For overview of sanctions since 2014, see International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Following the full declaration of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022, institutions such as the United States, the European Union,[1] and other Western countries[2] introduced or significantly expanded sanctions covering Russian President Vladimir Putin, other government members[3] and Russian citizens in general. Some Russian banks were banned from using the SWIFT international payments system.[4] The sanctions and the boycotts of Russia and Belarus have impacted the Russian economy in various ways.