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Michael O'Kane

UK arms dealers convicted of illegally brokering weapons deals

12/06/2026 — Two men have been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of brokering illegal weapons deals without the required UK trade control licences – press...
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Maya Lester KC

European Court of Justice preliminary ruling saying US sanctions listing not enough to refuse payment account under Payment Accounts Directive

12/06/2026 — The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has given a preliminary ruling in Case C-81/24 [Jenec] in a reference from a Slovenian...
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Michael O'Kane

US designates Cuba’s state oil company CUPET and removes 2 from Russia list

12/06/2026 — The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added Cuba's state-owned oil and gas company to its Cuba sanctions...
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Maya Lester KC

Ukraine adds 46 people and entities to autonomous sanctions list

12/06/2026 — Ukraine has applied sanctions against Russian propagandist media outlets and judges who issued unlawful decisions against Ukrainian journalists, activists, and politicians – press release. President...
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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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UK Parliament
Michael O'Kane

UK Parliament publishes briefing on Strait of Hormuz shipping and sanctions

12/06/2026 — The UK House of Commons Library has published a research briefing examining shipping and sanctions considerations relating to the Strait of Hormuz, following Iran's...
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Maya Lester KC

UK High Court declines to rule on status of sanctioned creditor in scheme of arrangement

12/06/2026 — In Re SCUR-Alpha 1092 GmbH [2026] EWHC 1414 (Ch), SCUR-Alpha, the German holding company of the Schleich toy group, sought the UK High Court's...
US Treasury
Michael O'Kane

US renews Russia general licences for Sakhalin-2 and civil nuclear energy

12/06/2026 — The US has issued updated versions of 2 Russia-related general licences and amended 8 related FAQs. All US GLs are on our US Licensing...
Maya Lester KC

EU Court rejects Iran Air’s challenge to its sanctions listing for providing UAVs to Russia

12/06/2026 — The EU General Court has rejected Iran Air's challenge to its inclusion on the EU list that imposes sanctions for Iran’s military support of...

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