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Michael O'Kane

Serbian Oil Industry requests new US sanctions waiver

24/04/2025 — The Serbian Oil Industry (NIS) has applied for a further sanctions waiver to ensure its operations continue beyond 28 April 2025 (when the current...
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Michael O'Kane

Former US army intelligence analyst sentenced for US export control violations

24/04/2025 — Korbein Shultz, a former US Army intelligence analyst, has been sentenced to 84 months imprisonment for conspiring to send military information to the Chinese...
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Maya Lester KC

US investigates tariffs on imports that impair US national security & requests comments

24/04/2025 — The US Department of Commerce is conducting 4 investigations under s232 of the Trade Expansion Act 1962 (which allows the imposition of tariffs/other restrictions...
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Maya Lester KC

UK amends Syria sanctions regulations and delists 12 entities

24/04/2025 — The UK has amended its Syria sanctions regulations by the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 to reflect the fall of the Assad...
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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.

 

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Michael O'Kane

UK amends Russia sanctions regulations to expand trade sanctions, & GL / guidance on synthetic diamonds

24/04/2025 — The UK has today amended its Russia sanctions regulations (see UK Legislation) by the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 in force today...
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Maya Lester KC

UK adds UK continental shelf destination to dual-use export licence

24/04/2025 — The UK has updated the Open general export licence oil and gas exploration: dual-use items to include  again the UK Continental Shelf as a...
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Michael O'Kane

Russia sanctions UK Members of Parliament

24/04/2025 — Russia has added 21 UK Members of Parliament to its list of people banned from entering Russia. The press release says the measures were...
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Maya Lester KC

Switzerland sanctions 8 Russian media entities and amends Iran listings

24/04/2025 — The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs (the EAER) has designated 8 entities on Annex 25 of its Russia sanctions list (the regulation on...
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Michael O'Kane

US House Select Committee report on DeepSeek & export controls

24/04/2025 — The US House Select Committee has published a report on the DeepSeek AI model with recommendations for US export controls to restrict DeepSeek and...
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Maya Lester KC

Switzerland amends dual-use goods list to align with trading partners

24/04/2025 — The Swiss Federal Council has amended the Goods Control Ordinance and introduced new export controls for dual-use goods in the field of new technologies....
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Michael O'Kane

Australia introduces new application form for sanctions licence applications

23/04/2025 — As part of efforts to improve its licensing application portal (PAX), the Australian Sanctions Office is introducing a new application form for sanctions permits....
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Maya Lester KC

UK issues new Russia sanctions FAQs to reflect bank mergers

23/04/2025 — OFSI has published 3 new Russia sanctions FAQs following the merger of Rosbank PJSC with TBank and Bank Otkritie with BM-Bank. The new FAQs...
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