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Putin orders government to compile list of countries that sanctioned Russia

5 March 2022, 11:36 pm Edit

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a flag-raising ceremony on the ferry Marshal Rokossovsky via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on March 4, 2022. (Andrey Gorshkov/Sputnik/AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a flag-raising ceremony on the ferry Marshal Rokossovsky via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on March 4, 2022. (Andrey Gorshkov/Sputnik/AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to compile a list of countries that have imposed sanctions on the country, or Russian companies, organizations, and individuals, the state news agency RIA-Novosti reports.

A presidential decree requires the government to compile the list within two days, the report says.

It is not immediately clear what the exact purpose of the list is.

The United States and European allies imposed tough sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.