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Within 10 days of occupying Ukraine, Russia became the world’s most heavily embargoed country. Russia faces 2,778 new sanctions after opposition from the United States and European countries, with a total of 5,530 sanctions on Russia, according to Castellum.ai, a global sanctions watchdog database. This figure is higher than that of Iran and North Korea.
Over the past hundred years, 3,616 sanctions have been imposed on Iran over its nuclear program and its support for terrorism. There are 2,608 sanctions on Syria and 2,077 sanctions on North Korea. In this case, there are 2,778 new sanctions on Russia after the war on Ukraine.