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What New Zealand's sanctions added on 17 March 2022
Summary
A look back at two developments reported on 17 March 2022: sanctions from Wellington and a shift of control in Rubizhne.
What did the war look like beyond the main front lines on 17 March 2022? Two reports from that day point in different directions: one a diplomatic measure far from Ukraine, the other a change of control in a Luhansk region town.
New Zealand widened its response to Russia's invasion. It added 364 Russian political and military targets to its list of people barred from entering the country. It also added 13 individuals and 19 legal entities to its sanctions list, which includes asset freezes. The names on the list included Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The measures were two-tiered: entry bans on one side, financial restrictions on the other. Together they showed a state far from the fighting extending its restrictions on Russian officials and entities.
In Ukraine, Russian-backed fighters from the "Luhansk People's Republic" took control of government buildings in the town of Rubizhne. The report describes control of administrative premises, not the wider situation in the town.
The two reports, one about sanctions and one about territorial control, show how events on 17 March 2022 unfolded in parallel: pressure applied abroad while the fighting continued on the ground.
