Sanctions pressure has become a global norm, and over the past 12 years, as many as 32,000 sanctions have been imposed on Russia alone.

Axar.az reports that this was stated by Igor Sechin, CEO of Rosneft.

"Sanctions pressure has become norm. Despite initially unlawful nature of restrictions, their use has multiplied over past four years. Over past 12 years alone, 32,000 sanctions have been imposed against Russia across different but interconnected jurisdictions. United States leads with more than 7,400 restrictions, followed by Canada, Switzerland, European Union, Norway, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. In total, more than 50 countries," he said.