Beginning Feb. 21, 2022, the U.S. government began to issue sanctions on Russian officials in its continued response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In its latest round of designations, the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated President Vladimir Putin, along with several members of his cabinet and inner circle.
On Feb. 24, 2022, President Biden announced significant new export controls and sanctions against Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The latest sanctions package comes on the heels of a first wave of U.S. sanctions announced over the past several days, and combines financial restrictions implemented by the U.S. Department of the