The Executive Order was signed in connection with the actions by the United States of America and associated foreign states and international organisations, which are unfriendly and contradict international law and aim at imposing restrictive measures against citizens of the Russian Federation and Russian legal entities, in order to protect the national interests of the Russian Federation and in accordance with the federal laws No. 281-FZ On Special Economic Measures and Coercive Measures, dated December 30, 2006, No. 390-FZ On Security, dated December 28, 2010, and No. 127-FZ On Measures Impacting (Counteracting) the Hostile Actions of the United States of America and Other Foreign States, dated June 4, 2018.
By his Executive Order, the President banned registration without special permission of legal entities associated with foreigners from unfriendly countries in Donbass and Novorossiya until 1 January 2026.