Russia has become the world leader in terms of the number of sanctions imposed on it by other countries. This is stated in the data of the global database for tracking sanctions restrictions Castellum.ai.

Until February 22, Russia was in second place after Iran. At that time, 3,616 restrictions were imposed against Tehran and 2,754 against Moscow. Syria was in third place with 2608 sanctions.

However, since February, 2,778 new prohibitive measures have been introduced against Moscow, their total number has reached 5,532, and Russia is now far ahead of Iran.

A total of 343 sanctions have been imposed against Russian organizations and companies since February 22, and 2,427 against individuals.

Earlier on Tuesday, March 8, the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings (S&P), following Russia’s sovereign rating, downgraded the ratings of a number of companies as well as banks. On March 3, S&P downgraded Russia’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating from “BBB-” to “CCC-” (close to default), the rating remained on the list for review with a possible further downgrade.