Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are excluded from export control under sanctions once morest Russia due to the situation in Ukraine. The US Department of Commerce reports
On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would recognize the independence of the DNR and LNR. After that, an agreement on friendship and cooperation was signed between the parties. Then the republics of Donbass turned to the Russian Federation with a request for help, and on February 24, the Russian Federation launched a special operation to demilitarize Ukraine.