Sanctions against Russia
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The provision of EU military assistance to Ukraine is examined in greater
detail in House of Commons Library, Military assistance to Ukraine since the
Russian invasion.
4.3 Other countries
Western-led sanctions have been supported around the globe by numerous
allies and partners. However, there have also been some notable exceptions,
including China, India, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Saudi
Arabia.
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Turkey, which is a NATO Member State, and Serbia, which is an EU
candidate country, have also refused to implement sanctions.
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Other countries of the G7
At the outset of the current crisis, the countries of the G7 made clear they
would act collectively on the imposition of sanctions against Russia.
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See Middle East Institute, "The divided regional response to Russia's invasion", 28 February 2022
and Washington Examiner, "Which countries have decided not to sanction Russia?", 3 March 2022
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Politico, "Pandering to Putin comes back to bite Serbia's Vučić", 7 March 2022; TASS, "Turkey will not
join sanctions against Russia- Erdogan", 25 March 2022 and CNBC, "Russian oligarchs are welcome
in Turkey, Foreign Minister says", 26 March 2022
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German Federal Foreign Office, G7 Foreign Minister's statement on Russia and Ukraine, 19 February
2022
10 Relevant links
• European Commission, Sanctions adopted following Russia's military
aggression against Ukraine
• Council of the European Union, EU restrictive measures in response to the
crisis in Ukraine
• The lists of Russian individuals subject to EU sanctions are available in
the EU's Official Journal.
