Do these sanctions correspond to the thousands of deaths of Ukrainians and 80 percent Russian support for the war?
In the month since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, only 2,379 citizens of the Russian Federation were on the world sanctions lists, which is 0.000002% of Russia's population. This was reported by Opendatabot, a platform for working with open data, citing its own research.
“Economic sanctions as an instrument of influence cannot be considered sufficient against the background of the war in Ukraine, as they do not correspond to the thousands of deaths of Ukrainians and destroyed cities. Yes, sanctions were imposed against only 0.000002% of Russia's population,” the statement said. >
Yes, the list of OFAC (US Office of Foreign Assets) during the war increased by 578 Russians. Mostly, deputies of the State Duma were added, who voted for the recognition of “L/DNR”.
The EU sanctions list has been replenished by 659 Russians. Most of them are oligarchs and people from the political “top” who have significant assets in the European Union.
542 Russian citizens have been added to the British sanctions list. These are members of the State Duma and the “elite” of Russian oligarchs and their entourage. 2295.
Each list of sanctions has its limitations. All sanctions are an economic way to influence the aggressor. Under these sanctions, individuals are prohibited from any banking transactions, transfer of property rights, and all available assets, including movable and immovable property, are frozen.
86.6% of Russians allow and support a potential Russian attack on the territory of the European Union , including Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and others. These The results of the poll were received by Active Group .
In early March Russia's war against Ukraine was supported by 58% of Russians surveyed , 23% did not support, according to the results of a poll conducted by the project “Athena” .
At the same time in early April Russia's war against Ukraine has already been supported by 80% of Russians , says Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
take only the pro-government party “United Russia”, as of November 2021 it numbered 2,338 47 people.
In March 2022, during the Russian aggression in Ukraine, Russian troops opened a branch of the United Russia party in Mariupol.
On the eve of the invasion to Ukraine , Russia has recruited more than 100,000 troops to Ukraine's borders.
Numerous interceptions of the occupiers' conversations with their relatives show that they not only support this war, but are also actual accomplices looting.
