Currently the European Union, the United States,the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Japan are announcing and updating sanctions targeting Russia and regions of Ukraine known as the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). Here is a brief overview of some of the changes that are being made. European Union Council Implementing Regulation No. 2022/236 On 21 February 2022 the European Council adopted measures under existing sanctions against