<p><span>Further to the ‘Russia - Ukraine Related Sanctions - March 2022 Index Review’ announcement issued on 25 February 2022, FTSE Russell held a meeting with the FTSE Russell Policy Advisory Board and Equity Country Classification Advisory Committee to discuss the escalation of sanctions by the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.</span></p>