"The Bank of Russia for another six months limited the circulation of part of foreign securities blocked by international depositories, which were previously withdrawn to non-trading accounts," the regulator said in a statement.

It is noted that from April 1, depositories will continue to keep records of clients' rights to blocked assets, and brokers should not accept and execute clients' orders for transactions with foreign securities on the exchange.

The Bank of Russia has previously defined for depositories the procedure for the return of Russian securities accounted for in their client accounts in other countries.

Also, the regulator extended for another six months - until September 09, 2023 - restrictions on the withdrawal of cash foreign currency.