Russia becomes world's 'most sanctioned' country amid Ukraine war
Russia has been slapped with 5,532 sanctions, most of them by Switzerland, according to sanctions monitoring database Castellum.ai, followed by Iran, Syria and North Korea.
A Russian military armoured vehicle drives along a street in eastern Ukraine.
Russia has become the world's most sanctioned country due to its war on Ukraine, data by a monitor shows.
Moscow has been subjected to 2,778 new sanctions in just under two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, bringing the total to 5,532, according to the global sanctions monitoring database Castellum.ai.
In comparison, Iran has faced 3,616 sanctions, followed by Syria and North Korea, with 2,608 and 2,077 sanctions respectively.
Venezuela, with 651 sanctions, Myanmar with 510 sanctions, and Cuba with 208 sanctions are among the list of the countries most sanctioned in the world.
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Most sanctions by Switzerland
The country with the most sanctions against Russia is Switzerland, with 568.
It is followed by the European Union with 518 sanctions, France with 512 sanctions, Canada with 454 sanctions and Australia with 413 sanctions. The US has imposed 243 sanctions against Russia so far.
The sanctions include 2,427 individuals, 343 organisations, six ships and two aircraft.
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The sanctions include 2,427 Russian individuals, 343 organisations, six ships and two aircraft.
'Declaration of war'
Putin said on Saturday that Western sanctions against Russia were akin to a "declaration of war."
Russia's war on Ukraine, which began on February 24, has drawn international condemnation, led to financial sanctions on Moscow, and spurred an exodus of global firms from Russia.
The West has also imposed biting export restrictions on key technologies that are now prohibited from being sent to Russia.
At least 406 civilians have been killed and 801 others wounded in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, according to UN figures. But the international body has maintained that conditions on the ground have made it "difficult to verify" the true number of civilian casualties.
More than 1.7 million people have also fled to neighbouring countries, the UN refugee agency said.
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