diff --git a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Sanctions.cs b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Sanctions.cs
index 104f786..c76d18a 100644
--- a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Sanctions.cs
+++ b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Sanctions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
 
 namespace DiscordChatExporter.Cli;
 
@@ -18,9 +20,20 @@ public static class Sanctions
         if (isSkipped)
             return;
 
+        var locale = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name;
+
+        var region =
+            RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows)
+                ? Registry.CurrentUser
+                    .OpenSubKey(@"Control Panel\International\Geo", false)?
+                    .GetValue("Name") as string
+                : null;
+
         var isSanctioned =
-            CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name.EndsWith("-ru", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-            CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name.EndsWith("-by", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            locale.EndsWith("-ru", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            locale.EndsWith("-by", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            string.Equals(region, "ru", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            string.Equals(region, "by", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
         if (!isSanctioned)
             return;
diff --git a/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Sanctions.cs b/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Sanctions.cs
index 89ae9ae..251a713 100644
--- a/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Sanctions.cs
+++ b/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Sanctions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Windows;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
 
 namespace DiscordChatExporter.Gui;
 
@@ -19,9 +20,17 @@ public static class Sanctions
         if (isSkipped)
             return;
 
+        var locale = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name;
+
+        var region = Registry.CurrentUser
+            .OpenSubKey(@"Control Panel\International\Geo", false)?
+            .GetValue("Name") as string;
+
         var isSanctioned =
-            CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name.EndsWith("-ru", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-            CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name.EndsWith("-by", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            locale.EndsWith("-ru", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            locale.EndsWith("-by", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            string.Equals(region, "ru", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            string.Equals(region, "by", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
         if (!isSanctioned)
             return;