Announcement
19 Apr 2023
In April 2023, the government of Switzerland announced extended sanctions against a Russian news agency as well as an advertising ban on television channels RT Arabic and Sputnik Arabic in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
List of interventions
2 in force
Implementation date
20 Apr 2023
Revocation date:
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Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments
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On 19 April 2023, the Swiss Federal Council announced it placed Russian Federal News Agency LLC RIA FNA to the list of entities whose funds and economic resources will be frozen in Switzerland. The me...
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On 19 April 2023, the Swiss government announced an advertising ban against Russian broadcasters RT Arabic and Sputnik Arabic. According to the press release, "both channels play a significant role in...
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