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Maya Lester KC

US arrests 1 person for breach of export control laws

22/08/2025 — The US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York has announced the arrest of Maxim Larin for allegedly exporting weapons parts and firearms...
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Michael O'Kane

Norway updates export control regulations & provides guidance

22/08/2025 — The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published amendments to its Export Control Regulations – see DEKSA press release. The amendments apply to the...
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Maya Lester KC

US adds oil tankers to Iran list & delists Belarussian construction company

22/08/2025 — The US Office of Foreign Assets Control has added 1 person, 8 crude oil tankers and 13 entities to its Iran sanctions list –...
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Michael O'Kane

Russia imposes travel bans on 21 people including Matthew Syed & Jonathan Hall KC

22/08/2025 — The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Russia is imposing sanctions on 21 people who are tied to UK media, NGOs, consulting...
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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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Maya Lester KC

UK designates 1 person & 4 entities on Iran list

22/08/2025 — The UK has added 1 person and 4 entities to its Iran list under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023. See our UK-Iran pages for...
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Michael O'Kane

Russian Court upholds Russian jurisdiction over UK sanctions dispute

22/08/2025 — The Moscow Court of Arbitration has ordered Sberbank CIB (UK) (in administration) to pay 67,720,168.21 Roubles (GBP 626,000; USD 840,000) in damages in a...
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Michael O'Kane

EU publishes new best efforts guidance for Russia and Belarus sanctions

21/08/2025 — The EU has published new ‘best efforts’ FAQs under the Russia and Belarus sanctions regime. See our EU guidance pages for these FAQs and...
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Maya Lester KC

Swiss Federal Supreme Court comments on sanctions and public policy in arbitration

21/08/2025 — The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland held in June that arbitral awards said to contravene Swiss or EU sanctions are not necessarily incompatible with...
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Michael O'Kane

US enacts new Export Control legislation

21/08/2025 — The US Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act HR 1316 has entered into force. The new Act requires the US Bureau...
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Maya Lester KC

US sanctions ICC judges including former UN sanctions Ombudsperson Kimberley Prost

21/08/2025 — The US yesterday designated 2 judges and 2 deputy prosecutors under its International Criminal Court (ICC) sanctions – press release. Our US ICC sanctions...
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Maya Lester KC

US Court partially allows venue challenge in money laundering and sanctions evasion case

20/08/2025 — A US District Court in the District of Colombia has partially allowed a proper venue challenge in a money laundering and sanctions evasion case....
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Michael O'Kane

UK adds 3 General Licence FAQs on National Settlement Depository etc

20/08/2025 — The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published 3 new sanctions FAQs following the publication of the Russia and Belarus brokerage General...
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