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It has been four days since the start of the special operation announced by President Vladimir Putin. During this time many countries around the world imposed sanctions on Russia. The list of sanctions imposed is as follows.
Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, General Motors
Due to the ruble collapse and the difficult political situation, Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, General Motors (which sells Chevrolet cars in Russia) and Jaguar and Land Rover have sent letters to dealers about a distribution break.
Telegram
Following user requests, the Telegram's social media platform decided not to shut down channels in the Russian Federation and Ukraine, but Messenger's founder Pavel Durov told his Telegram channel that the news should be checked twice. Earlier in the day, he had spoken of the possibility of partially or completely restricting the work of channels in "connected countries" if the conflict in Ukraine escalated.
UPS and FedEx
The Wall Street Journal reports that UPS and FedEx have stopped sending parcels to Russia.
Google announces suspension of Google Maps service for disabling security and war plans in Ukraine It has also been reported that Russian news services will be blocked on YouTube.
Intel and AMD
The largest U.S. processor manufacturers, Intel and AMD, will suspend their supply of products to Russia. It is reported that the Chinese partners have already been informed by the local Intel office about the ban on the supply of processors to Russia.
Bank disconnection from SWIFT
Leading countries in Europe and the West announced yesterday that they would remove Russian banks from the international SWIFT system.
The Bank of Russia has stated that it has all the resources and tools needed to maintain financial stability and ensure the continued functioning of the financial sector, including in the event of Russia disconnecting from the SWIFT. Joseph Borrell, the EU's envoy for foreign affairs and defense policy, explained that this is because of its linkage to economies.
Eurovision
Russia withdraws from Eurovision Song Contest
Apple devices
Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, called the need to disable updates to Apple devices due to sanctions: the Russian office of the American company did not confirm such decisions.
Apple pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay operate on all banks' cards except those subject to the most severe sanctions (VTB, Sovcombank, Promsvyazbank, Novikombank, Otkritie).
Cyprus air ban
Cyprus closed the skies for Russian aircraft. This was reported by the Department of Civil Aviation of the Republic.
Aeroflot says it will suspend all flights to Europe from February 28.
The vice president of Meta said the company has no plans to shut down Instagram and Facebook in Russia.
FIFA
FIFA has stated that matches will not be played in Russia under the auspices of the organization ("home" matches will be played in a neutral venue with no spectators). But our team can participate in any match called the Russian Football Association (RFU) without a flag and anthem.
EU sanctions
Citizens of Russia and companies are prohibited from holding more than 100,000 Euros in European banks (Central Bank rate as of February 25, 2022 is 8.7 million rubles).
The European Union has banned the export of goods and technology to Russia for the oil, aviation and aerospace industries, and also restricted the export of goods and technology to the defense and defense sectors. Europeans are also barred from financing Russian state-owned companies and the government.
The European Union has completely closed its airspace to Russian aircraft.
All Russian banks that are already subject to international community sanctions and, if necessary, other Russian banks will be excluded from the SWIFT International Payment System. "These institutions are intended to isolate themselves from international financial flows, which will significantly limit their global activities."
Germany suspends Nord Stream 2 pipeline
USA Sanctions
The US, EU, UK VEB and Promsvyazbank banned operations in dollars, euros and pounds sterling.
On February 24, US President Joe Biden imposed sanctions on five Russian banks: Gazprombank, Sovcombank, Novikombank, Otkritie Bank and Alfa-Bank. On the same day, Biden said that Russia's ability to trade in hard currency was being curtailed.
Banks were also subject to U.S. restrictions.
The United States has banned its citizens and companies from buying Russian government bonds on the secondary market.
Japanese sanctions
Japan has ordered the freezing of assets of three Russian financial institutions. VEB, Promsvyazbank, Rossiya Bank.
Canadian sanctions
The country has imposed sanctions on people close to Vladimir Putin. Among them: the head of Sberbank German Gref, Igor Shuvalov, chairman of VEB.RF, businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin and others. The sanctions apply to all state Duma representatives and 27 organizations that voted to recognize Donbass' independence. Among the companies are all the companies that imposed sanctions in the United States and Great Britain, as well as: Central Bank, Ministry of Finance, National Welfare Fund, Roseximbank, Transcapitalbank, Cetelem Bank, Ural Bank for reform and development.
Canada has banned its citizens from conducting financial transactions with residents of the Donbass, and has blocked the assets of state Duma agents who voted for the independence of the DPR and LPR.
UK sanctions
The United Kingdom has announced new sanctions against VTB and Aeroflot, as well as ordinary Russians: they will not be able to hold more than 50,000 50,000 (the central bank's exchange rate on February 25, 2022 is 5.85 million rubles) in British bank accounts. And the airline's assets are "frozen", airlines are banned from flying to Britain, and the bank is barred from trading in pounds sterling.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that Britain will impose sanctions on United Airlines, Rostech and the United Shipbuilding Corporation and ban the export of high - tech technology to Russia.
The British Petroleum Corporation (BPC) said in a statement that it would withdraw its stake in Rosneft from Russia's military operation to militarize Ukraine.
Australian sanctions
Australia "froze" the assets of some members of the Russian Security Council (eight people in total).
"Australia imposes financial sanctions and travel bans on a number of Russian President [Vladimir Putin] and permanent members of the Russian Security Council: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Prime Minister Mikhail Michustin and Interior Minister Vladimir Krai" has.
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