Russia's attack on Ukraine has shocked the world. When Russian tanks started rolling across the Ukrainian borders in February 2022, politicians started speaking about the beginning of a new era. Since then, both Russia and Europe have changed. Although there has so far not been any direct military confrontation between NATO and Russia, financial warfare is in full swing. Western Sanctions on Russia Western nations have imposed economic sanctions on Russia. These sanctions aim to cripple the Russian economy and make it unable to support President Putin's war ambitions in Ukraine. Sanctions include, for example, restrictions on Russian imports, the freezing of Russian state assets abroad, and the freezing of the assets of sanctioned Russian i