title: Russia: The Crimea question and autonomous sanctions
abstract: The current sanctions against Russia are autonomous sanctions. The EU, the United States, and many other States are taking part in this international effort against the annexation of Crimea, and the destabilization of Eastern Ukraine by Russia that followed. These sanctions typically consist of targeted sanctions on individuals and private entities, trade embargoes and restrictions, and financial restrictions. Russia denies the legitimacy and legality of these sanctions. From the perspective of 
journal: Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)