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Michael O'Kane

OFAC settles with Interactive Brokers LLC over US sanctions violations

16/07/2025 — The US Office of Financial Assets Control (OFAC) has published details of a USD 11,832,136 settlement with Interactive Brokers LLC over violations of several...
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Maya Lester KC

US extends national emergency over Hong Kong

16/07/2025 — The US has extended the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13936, which deals with the situation in Hong Kong, until July 2026. Extending...
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Michael O'Kane

German customs investigate exports of luxury vehicles to Russia

16/07/2025 — Hamburg Customs is investigating a car dealer who is said to have exported EUR 3.4 million worth of vehicles to Russia in violation of...
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Maya Lester KC

US implements new sanctions on Cuban hotels

16/07/2025 — The US Department of State has designated several Cuban hotels on its Cuba Sanctions list. The sanctions were introduced to mark the 4th anniversary...
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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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Michael O'Kane

India guidance on internal compliance programmes for dual-use exports

16/07/2025 — The Indian Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has published a Trade Notice which provides guidance on internal compliance programmes for dual-use exports. Stakeholders...
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Maya Lester KC

Russian Court upholds exclusive jurisdiction over Japan sanctions dispute in Article 248 case

15/07/2025 — The Arbitration Court of Primorsky Krai has upheld a Russian bank’s claim for damages from a Japanese bank which froze its assets due to...
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Michael O'Kane

US & Gulf states sanction 3 ISIS affiliates

15/07/2025 — The 7 member nations of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) have designated 3 individuals believed to be affiliated with IS. The members of...
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Maya Lester KC

New EU designations on Haiti, Moldova, Russia, and Global Human Rights sanctions lists

15/07/2025 — The EU designated 32 individuals and 10 entities on the Haiti, Moldova, Russia and Global Human Rights sanctions lists today. Global Human Rights –...
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Maya Lester KC

EU amends designation of South Sudanese Minister for Information and Broadcasting

15/07/2025 — The EU has amended its statement of reasons for designating Michael Makuei Lueth, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting in the South Sudanese Transitional Government,...
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Michael O'Kane

Greece and Spain investigate violations of EU sanctions on Russian birch

15/07/2025 — Greece and Spain are said to be investigating shipments of Russian birch which violated EU sanctions. With thanks to Mark Handley’s European Sanctions Enforcement...
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Maya Lester KC

Malaysia announces export controls on high-performance US AI chips

15/07/2025 — The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has announced that exports and transits of high-performance AI chips from the US are now subject...
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Michael O'Kane

Bahamas Maritime Authority technical alert on Russia sanctions

15/07/2025 — The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has today published a technical alert on US, UK and EU sanctions on Russia for Bahamian companies and ships...
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