Relationship dossier
Guernsey
Russia
Relationship assessment
Guernsey’s implementation of Russia sanctions and Russia’s countermeasures are the clearest features of the relationship.
Guernsey toward Russia
-20Guernsey has implemented UK Russia sanctions through its own legal framework, including measures affecting assets and financial activity connected with Russia. The United Kingdom is responsible for Guernsey’s international relations.
Russia toward Guernsey
-20Russia’s measures against jurisdictions it considers unfriendly have included the UK Crown Dependencies, encompassing Guernsey, as part of its response to UK sanctions.
Overall relationship
-20Guernsey’s external relations are handled by the United Kingdom, while Guernsey implements applicable sanctions through its own legal framework. The resulting sanctions and countermeasures are the clearest bilateral features, but the wider structure of direct Guernsey–Russia engagement is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Guernsey is a Crown Dependency, and the United Kingdom is responsible for its international relations. Guernsey has implemented UK Russia sanctions through its own legal framework. Russia has treated the UK Crown Dependencies as part of its response to jurisdictions it considers unfriendly. These measures create a concrete but limited basis for assessing the relationship; broader direct bilateral engagement is unclear.
Areas of tension
- Guernsey’s implementation of UK sanctions targeting Russia
- Russia’s countermeasures toward the UK Crown Dependencies
Key developments
Guernsey implemented UK Russia sanctions through its own legal framework.
Russia included the UK Crown Dependencies in its response to jurisdictions it considers unfriendly.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Guernsey–Russia government contact is unclear.
- The practical implementation and effects of the sanctions measures in Guernsey are unclear.