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Maya Lester KC

France sentences captain of shadow fleet tanker in absentia

02/04/2026 — A court in France has sentenced a Chinese national to one year imprisonment for failing to stop a vessel when ordered to do so....
Michael O'Kane

Iceland adopts EU’s 19th Russia sanctions package & EU human rights and terrorism sanctions

02/04/2026 — Iceland has issued 4 regulations to align its sanctions lists with EU sanctions measures. Regulations 320/2026 and 325/2026 incorporate the EU’s 19th Russia sanctions...
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Maya Lester KC

Switzerland adds 9 people to Russia sanctions list & amends 132 entries

02/04/2026 — Switzerland has added 9 people to its Russia sanctions list after their designation by the EU. The 9 people are Russian military commanders who...
US Venezuela
Michael O'Kane

US removes Venezuela’s Interim President from sanctions list

02/04/2026 — The US has removed Venezuela’s Interim President, Delcy Rodríguez, from its Venezuela sanctions list (under EO 13692). Ms Rodríguez was US-sanctioned in 2018 because,...
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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

Canadian court grants summary judgment dismissing breach of contract claim where payment could not be made because of Russia sanctions

02/04/2026 — The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has held that Canadian sanctions on a Russian state-owned entity prevented an oil and gas joint venture...
US Department of Justice
Michael O'Kane

US delists 4 from narcotics sanctions list & 3 vessels from Russia sanctions list

01/04/2026 — The US has removed four individuals and one entity previously designated under its narcotics trafficking sanctions regime (SDNTK) and three vessels previously listed under...
UK Parliament
Maya Lester KC

OFSI updates gas & electricity and insurance general licences

01/04/2026 — The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its gas & electricity payments and insurance general licences. Gas & Electricity: GL INT/2022/2300292...
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Michael O'Kane

UK extends Russian software and technology trade licence

01/04/2026 — The UK has extended its general trade licence Russia sanctions: sectoral software and technology – notice to exporters. The licence authorises the provision of...

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