Russian sanctions prior to the invasion of Ukraine

Sanctions have been in place against Russia since 2014, in response to the annexation of Crimea and the ongoing destabilisation of eastern Ukraine.

Sanctions designations against over 200 individuls and over 50 Russian entities have been made under several UK sanctions regimes:

• Financial and trade (the Russia sanctions regime), coordinated with the US, the EU and Canada. 
• Global human rights (Magnitsky sanctions)
• Global anti-corruption 
• Chemical weapons
• Cyber