No, IAF has not stopped activity in any country, including the Russian Federation.

The statement from IAF, in 2022, is limited to entities that are sanctioned, including US, international, regional, and domestic, wherever IAF AB members and CABs accredited by them operate, sanctions.

There are many ABs, CABs and certified organizations located or operating around the world, including in the Russian Federation, that are not impacted by sanctions and accredited conformity assessment activity, as well as the activity of the certified organizations, may continue as long as sanctions are not being violated.