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Executive Order 13685

Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine

Signed by Barack Obama on December 19, 2014.

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Signed recordDecember 19, 2014

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Publication record79 FR 77357

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 13685: Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13685.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 13685: Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13685}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-13685; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/24/2014-30323/blocking-property-of-certain-persons-and-prohibiting-certain-transactions-with-respect-to-the-crimea; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

See EO 13660, March 6, 2014; EO 13661, March 16, 2014; EO 13662, March 20, 2014; Notice of February 18, 2026 (91 FR 8355)

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

Federal Register table of later actionsSee: EO 13660, March 6, 2014; EO 13661, March 16, 2014; EO 13662, March 20, 2014; Notice of February 18, 2026 (91 FR 8355)

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