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Michael O'Kane

Russia imposes travel bans on 7 British defence executives

29/10/2026 — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has banned 7 British nationals who are executives at British defence companies from entering Russia by listing them on the Russian...
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Maya Lester KC

China publishes draft sanctions rules to target foreign trade secret theft

29/10/2026 — China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has published a set of draft rules (Special Provisions on the Protection of Chinese Trade Secrets) for public comment....
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Michael O'Kane

US adds Rwandan Ministry of Defence and Rwandan financial institution to DRC sanctions list

29/10/2026 — The US has added the Rwandan Ministry of Defence and Rwandan financial institution Zigama Credit and Savings Society to its DRC sanctions list, for...
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Maya Lester KC

US adds 10 people and 1 entity linked to IT worker network to DPRK sanctions list

29/10/2026 — The US has added 10 people and 1 entity to its DPRK sanctions list for contributing to a DPRK government-run information technology worker scheme...
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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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Michael O'Kane

UK extends Lukoil-related general licence

28/10/2026 — The UK has extended general licence INT/2025/7895596, which allows UK people and entities to continue transacting with Lukoil’s Bulgarian subsidiaries despite UK sanctions on Lukoil...
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Maya Lester KC

Man charged in US over alleged exports of restricted goods to Russia

28/10/2026 — The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington has announced the arrest of Ilya Pankov, a Seattle resident, on a 12-count indictment....
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Michael O'Kane

Extreme Networks agrees $1.5m OFAC settlement over Russia exports

28/10/2026 — OFAC has announced that Extreme Networks, Inc. (Extreme), a US cloud networking company, has agreed to pay $1,529,685 to settle 9 apparent violations of...
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Maya Lester KC

UN removes 3 people from ISIL and Al-Qaida sanctions list

28/10/2026 — The UN Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee has removed 3 people from its sanctions list. The Committee acted after considering a...
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