Western Sanctions Against Russia: Means and Consequences

... were suspended, including NASA travel to Russia and visits by Russian government representatives to NASA facilities, bilateral meetings, email, teleconferences or videoconferences [9] . He noted that the only exception was operational International Space Station activities. Sanctions and Russia The sanction pressure applied to Russia to date is mostly symbolic in nature, at least for now, rather than a source of actual pain. Some visa bans and asset freezes have caused perplexity and ironic comments from the individuals ...