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UK Parliament
Michael O'Kane

UK expands global human rights sanctions regime to cover breaches of international humanitarian law

19/10/2026 — The UK has made the Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026. The Regulations came into force on 15 October 2026....
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Michael O'Kane

Russia extends rules for strategic companies to comply with foreign law

19/10/2026 — Russia has adopted two presidential decrees in the past month extending the rules on how its strategic companies respond to foreign legal obligations, and...
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Maya Lester KC

European Court rejects Galina Pumpyanskaya’s appeal against General Court judgment on her 2022 sanctions listing

19/10/2026 — The European Court of Justice has dismissed Galina Pumpyanskaya’s appeal against the General Court’s judgment rejecting her application to annul her 2022 EU sanctions...
US Venezuela
Michael O'Kane

US issues renewed general licence for Venezuela earthquake relief until April 2027

19/10/2026 — The US has issued Venezuela-related general license 60A to continue authorising transactions related to earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela until 21 April 2027. The...
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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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China/PRC
Maya Lester KC

China expands export controls on drones, tunnel boring machines and dredger parts

19/10/2026 — China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the General Administration of Customs have published 4 announcements on dual-use export controls. 3 of them add or...
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Michael O'Kane

US issues Executive Order waiving Lindsey Graham sanctions act indefinitely

19/10/2026 — US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that waives the sanctions and tariffs required by the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and...
US Treasury
Maya Lester KC

US DOJ charges Russian national for alleged export control breaches to Russia

19/10/2026 — The US Department of Justice has charged Russian national Alexander Suvorov with conspiracy to breach the Export Control Reform Act. The authorities allege that between...
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Michael O'Kane

EU adds 3 people and 9 entities to Russia sanctions list for breaching and circumventing EU sanctions

19/10/2026 — The EU has added 3 people and 9 entities to its Regulation (EU) 269/2014 Russia targeted sanctions list for importing sanctioned goods into Russia...

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