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Maya Lester KC

EU Commission proposal for anti‑circumvention sanctions on Kyrgyzstan

03/02/2026 — The European Commission is considering imposing anti‑circumvention sanctions on Kyrgyzstan under its Russia sanctions regime. Anti-circumvention sanctions allow the EU to restrict the sale,...
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Michael O'Kane

Two students convicted in Finland for dual-use export breaches

03/02/2026 — A Finnish court has sentenced two Russian-national students for unlawfully exporting dual-use goods to Russia. The goods included drones and laser rangefinders and had...
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Maya Lester KC

US trade deal with India agrees to decrease tariffs on imports

03/02/2026 — The US has agreed to decrease tariffs on India as part of a trade deal. President Trump announced on social media that the US...
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Michael O'Kane

China publishes guidance on its applications to its Foreign Ministry to request UN delisting

03/02/2026 — The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published guidance on how people/entities sanctioned under the UN’s ISIL/Al-Qaeda and Taliban sanctions regimes may apply to...
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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.

Key Russia Sanctions Documents

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Maya Lester KC

Ukraine adds shadow fleet, cyber & Firtash targets to sanctions list

03/02/2026 — Ukraine has issued 3 presidential decrees that impose sanctions on people and entities linked to Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ and cyber industry that have been...
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Michael O'Kane

Australia adds 20 people and 3 IRGC entities to Iran sanctions list

03/02/2026 — Australia has added 20 people and 3 entities to its Iran sanctions list – press release. Australia’s Foreign Minister said the designations were made...
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Maya Lester KC

US issues general license to delay authorisation of PdVSA bond transactions

03/02/2026 — The United States has issued General License 5U, which authorises certain transactions related to Venezuela’s state-owned oil company’s 2020 8.5% bond. The licence takes...
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Michael O'Kane

UK adds Iranian interior minister and Law Enforcement Forces to Iran sanctions list

03/02/2026 — The UK has added Iranian Interior Minister, Eskandar Momeni, Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces (LEF), and 9 other people to its sanctions list under the Iran...
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