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Michael O'Kane

Intelligence Squared debate on 13 October 2025: do sanction work as a tool of foreign policy?

05/09/2025 — Please come to Intelligence Squared’s debate “Sanctions Don’t Work as a Tool of Foreign Policy”. 13 October, 7pm at Smith Square Hall, London. For...
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EU Parliament
Maya Lester KC

3rd country alignment with EU sanctions

05/09/2025 — The European Union has made 4 statements on 3rd country alignment with the EU’s Russia sanctions: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North...
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Michael O'Kane

EU Advocate General Opinion on the role of national courts in looking into whether parties are sanctioned & interpreting the Article 11 “no claims” clause

05/09/2025 — Advocate General Norkus (the Lithuanian Advocate General on the European Court of Justice) has published his Opinion in Case C-480/24 Ģenerālprokuratūra v ‘Čiekuri-Shishki’ SIA...
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Maya Lester KC

US sanctions Al Haq & other Palestinian NGOs under ICC regime

05/09/2025 — The USA has designated Al Haq & 2 other NGOs based in Palestine under its International Criminal Court sanctions regime – press release. Our US...
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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

Iceland amends terrorism regulations

04/09/2025 — Iceland has amended Regulation 448/2014, which implements UNSC resolutions and applies EU sanctions related to counter-terrorism. See our Iceland pages for more information and...
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Maya Lester KC

US makes narcotics designations and Magnitsky & Libya deletions

04/09/2025 — The US has designated 2 people & 1 entity, said to be involved in manufacturing and exporting opioids from China to the US. Counter-Narcotics...
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Michael O'Kane

Canada lowers Russia oil price cap in line with EU

04/09/2025 — Canada has announced it will lower its Russia oil price cap by amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations. The price cap has decreased...
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Maya Lester KC

OFAC settlement with Fracht FWO over US sanctions breaches

04/09/2025 — The US Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has published details of a USD 1,610,775 settlement with Fracht FWO over apparent violations of the...
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UK Parliament
Michael O'Kane

UK OFSI revokes Evraz North America GL

03/09/2025 — The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has revoked General Licence INT/2022/1710676 under Regulation 64 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 which allowed...
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UAE
Maya Lester KC

UAE updates guidance on targeted sanctions

03/09/2025 — The UAE’s Executive Office for Control & Non-Proliferation (ECON) has updated its guidance on targeted financial sanctions. The guidance clarifies reporting entities’ obligations in...
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Michael O'Kane

Australia adds 14 people to Russia sanctions list

03/09/2025 — Australia has designated 14 people on its Russia sanctions list under Item 6A, Regulation 6 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, which gives the...
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EU Parliament
Maya Lester KC

EU Court annuls September 2024 listing of former Ukrainian MP for outdated evidence

03/09/2025 — The EU General Court has annulled the September 2024 listing of former Ukrainian MP, Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Boguslayev on the EU’s Russia sanctions list –...
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