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Maya Lester KC

EU renews chemical weapons sanctions regime for 5 years

12/10/2026 — The EU has decided to renew its chemical weapons sanctions regime under Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 for 5 years, until 30 October 2031 – Press...
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Michael O'Kane

EU adds 3 people and 4 entities to DPRK sanctions list for supporting DPRK nuclear programs and breaching UN sanctions

12/10/2026 — The EU has added 3 people and 4 entities to its DPRK Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 sanctions list – Press Release. The Reg automatically sanctions people...
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Maya Lester KC

China adds Paraguay and Belize ministers to countermeasure sanctions list for supporting diplomacy with Taiwan

12/10/2026 — The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has added Gustavo Emigdio Villate Samaniego, Paraguay's Minister of Communication and Technologies (Decree 21) and Francis Fonseca, Belize's...
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Michael O'Kane

US delists Myanmar national from Myanmar sanctions list

12/10/2026 — The US has removed Myanmar national Theint ​Win Htet from its EO 14014 Myanmar sanctions list. The US introduced the sanctions regime in 2021...
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Sanctions are imposed on Russia by the EU, UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand and others, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Maya Lester KC

EU adds 77 people to Russia sanctions list for involvement in State Duma elections

12/10/2026 — The EU has added 77 people to its Russia Regulation (EU) 269/2014 sanctions list for being involved in the Russian State Duma elections in...
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Michael O'Kane

EU sanctions 1,569 people and entities linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex

12/10/2026 — The EU has added 743 people and 826 entities linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex to its Regulation (EU) 269/2014 sanctions list – EU Reg,...
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Maya Lester KC

EU Court annuls former listings of former Ukrainian MP Boguslayev on Russia sanctions list for using outdated information

12/10/2026 — The EU General Court has annulled the September 2025 listing of former Ukrainian MP Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Boguslayev on the EU’s Regulation (EU) 269/2014 Russia...
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Michael O'Kane

US general license authorises supply of Russian diesel until 7 April 2027

11/10/2026 — The US has issued Russia-related general license 135 to authorise all transactions related to the sale, delivery, offloading or importation of Russian-origin diesel fuel...
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