Western countries have targeted Russian banks, oligarchs and President Putin.(Reuters: Alexey Malgavko)
ABC News Australia: Russia becomes the world's most sanctioned country, surpassing Iran and North Korea
Russia has officially become the most sanctioned country in the world, surpassing Iran, Syria and North Korea, as its invasion of Ukraine nears a third week. The country has been subjected to over 5,000 crippling sanctions, according to data from Castellum.AI, 2,778 of which were introduced after February 22. In comparison, it took 10 years for Western nations to impose the same type of sanctions on Iran. Russia is now subject to more targeted sanctions than Iran, Venezuela, Myanmar and Cuba combined, according to the data. The next most sanctioned country is Iran with 3,616 targeted sanctions, followed by Syria with 2,608 sanctions and North Korea with 2,077.
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WNU Editor: Sanctions are having an immediate impact, but this is where it starts to get serious .... War in Ukraine: Russia soon unable to pay its debts, warns agency (BBC).