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Full coverage of global sanctions regimes, including the United Nations, European Union, United Kingdom, United States, and many others. Updated several times a day.

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Maya Lester KC

UK High Court holds sanctioned borrower cannot use sanctions to resist mortgage possession claim

16/06/2026 — The High Court has held that a mortgage lender was entitled to possession of a property owned by a UK-sanctioned person — West One...
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US Venezuela
Michael O'Kane

US issues Venezuela-related General Licences authorising oil, petrochemical and mineral transactions

16/06/2026 — The US has issued 6 Venezuela-related general licences authorising activities and transactions involving sanctioned oil and petrochemical products, minerals, and diluents originating from Venezuela....
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US Treasury
Maya Lester KC

US imposes export controls on Anthropic

16/06/2026 — The US has imposed export controls on Anthropic, according to a press release issued by the company. The US export control directive has suspended...
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UK Parliament
Michael O'Kane

UK updates general trade licence for Russian processed oil

16/06/2026 — The UK has updated its oil products general trade licence to fix the expiry date of the licence as 1 January 2027. The licence...
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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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Maya Lester KC

EU adds 6 people linked to ȘOR successor party to Moldova sanctions list

16/06/2026 — The EU has added 6 people to its Regulation (EU) 2023/888 Moldova sanctions list – press release. Irina Vlah, leader of the Inima Moldovei...
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Michael O'Kane

EU adds 34 people and 47 entities to Russia sanctions lists targeting energy revenues, military, media and human rights violations

16/06/2026 — The EU has added 34 people and 47 entities to EU Russia-related sanctions lists – press release. 9 people and 45 entities have been...
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Maya Lester KC

EU Court of Justice rejects Russian National Settlement Depository’s delisting appeal & upholds wide definition of “support” for Russian Government

15/06/2026 — The Court of Justice of the European Union has rejected the Russian National Settlement Depository's appeal against the General Court's refusal to annul its...
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Maya Lester KC

UK intercepts sanctioned Russian vessel in English Channel

15/06/2026 — The UK intercepted and boarded a sanctioned Russian vessel in the English Channel on Sunday 14 June 2026. The SMYRTOS was specified under regulation 57F of...
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