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Russia's list of "unfriendly countries" released

  • By Al Mayadeen net
  • Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen Net
  • 7 Mar 2022 16:05
2 Min Read

Following global reactions to Russia's military operation in Ukraine, the nation has launched a list of countries and territories that imposed or joined sanctions against Russia.

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  • Russia's list of unfriendly countries released
    The lengthy list targets nations that engaged in "hostile" measures against Russia

On Monday, the Russian Federation's Government adopted a list of foreign governments and territories that engage in hostile measures and sanctions against Russia, its enterprises, and individuals.

Included on the list is the US, Canada, the EU, the UK, Montenegro, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, North Macedonia, and also Japan, South Korea, Australia, Micronesia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan.

The countries mentioned in the list imposed or joined the massive sanctions against #Russia after the start of the special military operation by the Russian Armed Forces in #Ukraine, yet interestingly, most of them remain dependent on Russian energy supplies.#RussiaUkraine pic.twitter.com/40Eip8Y4Pv

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) March 7, 2022

While capital control remains in place, Russia and Russian enterprises are now permitted to pay international creditors in rubles as a measure to avert defaults.

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The European Union had announced that it made the decision to disconnect a wide array of Russian banks from SWIFT, seven, to be exact.

The banks, VTB BANK, Bank Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank, and Vnesheconomban, would not be able to transmit financial information to counterparties on domestic transactions and international transactions.

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