US sanctions against the NSPK were introduced in February 2024. At the time of the introduction of restrictions, Mir cards were also supported by some banks in Kazakhstan, Belarus, Venezuela, Vietnam, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Cuba, but you can’t pay with them everywhere. After the introduction of sanctions, for example, the Kazakh Bereke Bank, a former subsidiary of Sberbank, announced the cessation of work with Mir cards.