The sanctions trained on Putin
Mar 04, 2022
3 minutes
What sanctions have been imposed?
ver the course of last weekend, the G7 bloc ex-Japan (France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Canada, the US and the European Union) imposed tough sanctions in four areas that they had previously held back from – a sign that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already changed the West’s strategic calculus. First, they removed selected Russian banks from Swift, the global banking system that facilitates financial flows and trade. Second, they announced a freeze on foreign assets of Vladimir Putin, his inner circle and their families. Those targeted included the veteran foreign minister Sergei Lavrov,
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