[tzs]

OT:

> On which countries and territories are U.S. government sanctions applied?

> Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria.

Crimea? Isn't that part of Russia now, so what is the point of sanctions against Crimea? To affect Crimean policy wouldn't they need to sanction Russia, not Crimea?

[true_religion]

Policy lets you sanction individual regions of a country by saying the port of entry or destination port is subject to sanctions.

So you can take a ship with X to Russia proper, but not to Crimea. Or you can work with a Russian bank, but not a Russian bank based in Crimea.

It's like how Hong Kong is considered a separate territory, despite being a part of China.