Within a week of Russia's invasion of the Ukraine in late-February 2022, federal and state authorities started to take steps to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people. At the federal level, the Treasury Department and the Commerce Department joined regulators in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere by imposing economic sanctions targeting individuals, companies, and sectors of the Russian economy that were viewed as central to the conflict. Shortly thereafter, the Department of Justice established Task Force KleptoCapture, a law enforcement task force dedicated to enforcing Russia-related sanctions, export restrictions, and economic countermeasures.