Long List of Sanctions against Russia now ...

There have been sanctions against Russia before, of course, but since the attack on Ukraine, Putin has been dealt one blow after another. Some of the measures may leave him cold, others less so... but many will have serious negative effects and hurt Russia greatly, if not immediately.
The so-called West... to sum it up as a term... can actually be very thankful to Putin, because his attack has united this West like it has not been in 30 years or more... and it has robbed many people of their stupid illusions .

Here the long list of sanctions and measures now in place against Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine:

Personal sanctions:

• The foreign assets of Putin, Lavrov, the Minister of Defense and the Chief of General Staff were frozen. Putin and Lavrov are still allowed to enter the country, the others are not
• 351 members of the DUMA have an entry ban and their foreign assets have been blocked
• Many other oligarchs, business people, CEOs and the like have been banned from entering the country, and in some cases the foreign assets of around 60 people have also been blocked.

Banks and financial services:

• The Russian central bank was explicitly excluded from all international transactions. It is critical for Russia that they can no longer access or use the approximately 630 billion in foreign exchange.
• Many, but not all, Russian banks have been excluded from the SWIFT system. This significantly affects international payments.
• Some banks have been explicitly assigned special measures in some countries, e.g. the Russian "Sberbank" in the USA is completely cut off or, as another example, the Russian "VTB Bank" and all subsidiary banks in the USA and UK have been excluded from any money transactions.

Companies / Economy:

• Various Russian companies have been embargoed, some completely, some only explicitly with regard to special product groups. Examples… JSC Kalashnikov, Almaz-Antey, Kamaz, ROSTEC, Russian Railways, Uralvagonzavod, Rostelcom, Alrosa and many more.
• Some companies are not completely embargoed everywhere, but only in a few countries etc., e.g. Gazprom only in the USA completely

Further measures

1. EU

• The EU issued a ban on Russian deposits of more than 100,000 euros in EU banks and on the sale of euro securities to Russian customers.
• A ban was imposed on listing shares of Russian state-owned companies on EU trading venues.
• The EU issued a ban on the sale, supply or transfer and export of technology to Russian oil refiners.
• An export ban on all aircraft, spare parts and equipment for Russian airlines and for the Russian space industry was issued. This also includes a ban on insurance and reinsurance services as well as maintenance services.
• Exports of dual-use goods and technology, including semiconductors, have been restricted.
• Diplomats, Russian officials and business people will no longer benefit from visa facilitation.
• The airspace over all EU countries is completely closed to Russian aircraft. The ban came into force on Monday night. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stressed on Sunday that EU airspace would be closed to all Russian aircraft, including the private jets of oligarchs. There should be exceptions for emergency landings and humanitarian flights.

2. Great Britain

• Russians' access to British banks was restricted.
• The assets of all Russian financial institutions have been frozen.
• Measures have been taken to prevent Russian companies from issuing securities and money market instruments in the UK.
• A ban on the export of high-value and critical engineering equipment and components in fields such as electronics, telecommunications and aerospace was imposed.
• The territorial sanctions imposed by the UK on Crimea will be extended to Donetsk and Luhansk. This means that no British individual or company will be allowed to do business with these territories until Ukraine controls them again.

3. USA

• The US has restricted the export of US cutting-edge technology to Russia in order to keep the Russian military away from Western technology.
• The US has also imposed sweeping, sweeping restrictions on products like chips and computers. These new measures also affect exports of products manufactured outside America using US technology.
• Exceptions to the restrictions apply to international organizations, pandemic-related deliveries, overflights and emergency landings, the energy sector and trading in certain debt securities, equities and derivatives

4. Switzerland

• The EU sanctions packages of February 23 and 25 will be adopted without exception.
• Switzerland is delivering relief goods for people who have fled to Poland.
• The 2009 visa facilitation agreement for Russians is partially suspended.
• Entry bans were issued against five people. These would have had a connection to Switzerland and be close to the Russian President. Their names are not mentioned.
• Since Monday, 3:00 p.m., Swiss airspace has been closed to all flights from Russia and to all flight movements of aircraft with Russian registration, with the exception of flights for humanitarian, medical or diplomatic purposes.

5. Sports

• FIFA and UEFA in football (soccer) have completely banned Russia from all competitions. That means no World Cup, no Europe League - Russian football clubs and the national team are totally suspended until further notice. Uefa also canceled the contract with Gazprom.
• According to the will of the International Olympic Committee IOC, Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials should no longer be allowed to take part in international competitions. The IOC leadership made this recommendation to all world associations and organizers of sporting events.

 

Very impressed with the European sanctions and their willingness to cripple Russia's tryrant. Now if we all would cripple his energy exports the head of the snake would be cut off. For the first time younger Europeans and Americans are seeing a glimpse of WW2 and the danger it presents. It is time to end Putin once and for all for the Russian people and for all of the Western world before he has a chance to do more damage outside of Ukraine. His Energy exports are his only lifeline, will we stand up and eliminate this?

 

The problem is, Russia continues to attack Ukraine. If they continue moving forward, they will eventually overthrow this independent country. Sanctions cannot ever end then. All of this still leads us to WW3 so the world needs to stop Putin here and now.

 

I think a combination of the sanctions, along with most of the world isolating and disgusted with Putin, along with all the Countries standing with and aiding the heroic Ukrainian Country as much as we can WITHOUT, overtly physically fighting against Russia are strong steps that should be pursued as much as possible, for as long as possible. If all those measures don't at some point neuter Putin, then we might have to go further.

 

You know you ****ed up when even Switzerland says you went too far. Not even Hitler managed that.

 

The problem is that too many are more or less dependent on this deliveries from Russia in moment ... not only my country, also many others too including the US itself ... even Poland and other strict Anti-Russians at least.
This to change is a ... well ... challenge and is not done over night witrhout being in trouble like fuel prices of 20.00 USD per Gallon or so ...

You are forgetting about the supply of arms to Ukraine from so many countries! That's exactly what makes Putin's mouth foam with anger ... because that's exactly what hurts him and his armed forces.
Let enough Stinger be delivered to Ukraine and no Russian helicopter will fly around there without suicidal thoughts on the part of the pilots. The same with the anti-tank weapons that are supplied ... and and and.
What did President Selentsky say in response when the US wanted to fly him out and bring him to safety?
I don't need an Uber, I need guns!
Give them the defensive weapons they need and the Ukrainians will do the rest!

Correct! Any US Navy SEAL confronted with a Swiss soldier is so feared that he will pee in his pants!

No ... sarcasm and joking aside ... the measures that Switzerland has taken are amazing for a country that has always been neutral and they also hurt.

 

The danger of completely cutting off oil imports into the EU could cause Putin to take drastic measures. The current sanctions IMO will be enough to generate enough support against Putin in Russia to lead to him being removed from President though will take some time. I don't believe that there is any other way to bring the war to an end

Meanwhile over the last day there have been constant reports of a 40 mile long Russian convoy comprising of tanks and other equipment heading to Kyev, Why are they not being attacked as they are in the open?

 

I would agree, under normal circumstances. Putin is insane. Those do no present normal circumstances. Very scary!

 

Reducing his exports and removing him take time. I guess the point is now is the time to get started on both. I assume that convoy isn't currently in Ukraine, no one is really saying.

 

Are you saying we should immediately commit our own troops. To be clear: I don't know how to feel about that one way or another, so this isn't a "gotcha" question. I'm genuinely curious.

 

It is only a few miles away from Kyev
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/01/huge-convoy-of-russian-vehicles-approaching-kyiv.html

 

Not yet (and I do care as I have a vested interest in that decision that has seen enough war). But either Ukraine is going to be a part of the EU or not. If it is, there should be some commitment there.

Putin has moved his family to safety from a nuclear war and is moving himself to a nuclear safe bunker. I say the world needs to stop this madman. If we don't, we may not have a world. We only see what the news can and does report. I am sure there are much scarier intel reports that none of us would even want to be privy to.

 

Who would attack the convoy?

 

Doesn’t Russia resupply and steer the space station?

 

The Ukranian army? What happened to all the anti-tank missiles and drones that have been sent in the last few months

 

Ahh gotcha

 

rest assured as Russia gets more and more control, we are going to lose all truth of what's happening on the grounds.

 

Here's something from today that could be powerful...

SNIP
The three biggest container shipping groups in the world announced Tuesday that they were suspending non-essential deliveries to Russia, adding to the country's economic isolation following a raft of sanctions by the West.

Danish shipping giant Maersk, Switzerland-based MSC and France's CMA CGM all announced that they would no longer take bookings for goods from Russia and were suspending most deliveries in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Citing the impact of sanctions, "bookings to and from Russia will be temporarily suspended, with exception of foodstuffs, medical and humanitarian supplies", Maersk said in a statement.
ENDSNIP

https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-biggest-shipping-groups-suspend-195020258.html

Hate to completely pile on here (lol... no I don't), but why does Russia get to receive all 3 items in bold??? I'd limit it to medical, and strongly consider not even that...

 

Sounds like Russia already had a plan B for the SWIFT system.

SNIP
Russia decided to counter SWIFT with its SPFS following its SWIFT ban due to its invasion of Ukraine.

The Financial Message Transfer System of the Bank of Russia (SPFS), which already has over 399 users, will now become the international payment settlement network.

The head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, announced that SPFS is open to participants from abroad.
ENDSNIP

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/central-bank-russia-launches-swift-154004953.html

If you are kicking Russia out of the global banking message system, why would anybody join their knockoff version?

Remind anybody of a certain social network failing to get off the ground??

 

Putin can be punished until his ears bleed, but I think his ego will not let him admit to the world he made a mistake and simply walk away from Ukraine. Putin wants to save face and Brandon needs a victory in the worst way, so Brandon is going to offer Putin 870 trillion dollars of American tax payer money, Putin will walk away claiming victory, and Biden will say he prevented a world war with a deficit/debt neutral peace making deal.

 

Since the original sanction list was published, the US is joining the Canada and the EU in banning Russia from our airspace... POTUS Joe will officially announce tonite...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-steps-state-union-lectern-050839797.html

 

There were talks last week that he moved the bulk of his financial assets so it makes sense to follow the money but...

Are you saying assassination?

 

True, though Hitler was transparently so much worse it's not even funny. It's more that the Swiss have watered down their desire for neutrality since then.

 

Some liquor stores have pulled Russian vodka from their shelves.

Symbolic more than anything, but, yeah, when the Swiss pick a side against you, it’s a really good sign that ya done ****ed up.

Switzerland? Unprecedented.

 

Once the war has accomplished his goal, and his puppet govt is in place and he is able to withdraw 'some' of his troops, then that becomes the status quo and nobody has any interest in maintaining those sanctions once the objective of getting Putin out is no longer seriously viable. Then they just get in the way of 'progress', lower oil prices, and banking fluidity. As new govts/administration gets voted in in Germany, Switzerland, France, Britain, and here, that may not have commited themselves to those sanctions, they will weaken or at the very least the enforcement mechanisms will lie dormant.