U.S. Sanctions on Russia: An Overview (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Sept. 1, 2021 |
| Report Number |
IF10779 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Dianne E. Rennack, Cory Welt |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The United States imposes sanctions on Russian persons
(individuals and entities) for aggression against Ukraine,
election interference, malicious cyber activity, human rights
violations, weapons proliferation, and other activities. U.S.
sanctions regimes against Russia have increased in
complexity and scope with enactment of the Countering
Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017
(CRIEEA; P.L. 115-44, Countering America’s Adversaries
Through Sanctions Act, Title II; 22 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.).
Sanctions against Russian persons can include blocking
U.S.-based assets; prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging
in transactions related to those assets; prohibiting certain,
and in some cases all, U.S. transactions; and denying entry
into the United States. The United States also tightly
controls exports to Russia’s energy and defense sectors and
restricts exports where the end-use might have military
application. Each rationale for imposing sanctions and the
sanctions tools used, however, have their own nuances.
