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Maya Lester KC

Austria publishes information on sanctions evasion arrests

11/08/2026 — Austria’s interior ministry has published information on arrests made following an investigation into an Austrian company that is said to have procured specialised industrial...
Tanker Ship
Michael O'Kane

Master of sanctioned vessel sentenced in US for evading US coast guard

11/08/2026 — Avtandil Kalandadze, the former ship master of US-sanctioned shadow fleet vessel, MV Bella 1, has received a 10-month jail sentence for evading the US...
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Maya Lester KC

US imposes tariffs on polysilicon and its derivatives

11/08/2026 — The US has issued a presidential proclamation imposing 15% tariffs on polysilicon and polysilicon derivatives imports – White House fact sheet. Polysilicon is a form...
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Michael O'Kane

Switzerland removes 1 from Sudan list & amends listing of South Sudanese government minister

11/08/2026 — Switzerland has updated its Sudan and South Sudan sanctions lists to remove one person & update the listing of a member of South Sudan’s...
Russia sanctions
In focusRussia sanctions

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

US restricts export of tungsten and battery waste from 27 August 2026

11/08/2026 — The US has restricted exports of tungsten scrap and ‘black mass’ battery waste. From 27 August 2026, US persons that sell these materials must...
China & US imports
Michael O'Kane

Chinese national pleads guilty to US arms export control breaches

11/08/2026 — Dingwei Chen, a Chinese national, has pleaded guilty to breaching the US Arms Export Control Act. Mr Chen attempted to buy US-made military-grade satellite...
US Treasury
Maya Lester KC

US adds Iran shadow banking and crypto networks to sanctions lists & removes counter-narcotics designations

10/08/2026 — The US has added 5 people and 13 entities to its EO 13902 Iran and EO 13224 counterterrorism sanctions lists – currency networks press...
US Capitol
Michael O'Kane

US Senate passes Lindsey Graham Russian and Iran sanctions act

10/08/2026 — The US Senate has passed HR 5334, a bill that would impose new sanctions, visa bans and tariffs on people and entities linked to...

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