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Michael O'Kane

US seizes two vessels for sanctions breaches

08/01/2026 — The US has seized two vessels for breaching of US sanctions. The M/V Bella (IMO 9230880) was seized in the North Atlantic. It was sanctioned...
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Maya Lester KC

Sudan arms embargo raised in UK parliamentary questions

07/01/2026 — The UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has responded to two questions on the UK’s Sudan arms embargo raised by Manuela Perteghella MP...
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Michael O'Kane

US Appropriations Committee proposes to increase US Bureau of Industry and Security funding

07/01/2026 — The US House and Senate Appropriations published a Bill negotiated on a bipartisan basis which would, if passed, increase funding available to the Bureau...
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Maya Lester KC

UK Foreign Secretary makes Venezuela statement, Parliamentary library issues briefing report

07/01/2026 — UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP has made a statement in the House of Commons (the UK Parliament) following the US removing Nicolás Maduro...
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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

US extends Russia central bank GL until April 2026

07/01/2026 — The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued GL 13P authorising certain transactions with Russia’s Central Bank, National Wealth Fund, and Ministry...
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Maya Lester KC

US announces agreement to sell sanctioned Venezuelan oil

07/01/2026 — US President Donald Trump has announced, on social media, that the US has reached an agreement with interim authorities in Venezuela on the sale...
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Michael O'Kane

US seizes tanker in Atlantic for sanctions breaches

07/01/2026 — The US has seized a Russian-flagged vessel for breaches of US sanctions. The M/V Bella 1 (IMO 9230880) was seized in the North Atlantic,...
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Maya Lester KC

Jersey Court of Appeal judgment on Jersey’s equivalent to UK’s section 44 SAMLA

07/01/2026 — The Jersey Court of Appeal ([2025] JCA 327) has upheld the Royal Court’s decision to enforce an arbitral award ([2025] JRC 137; our coverage),...
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