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Michael O'Kane

Ukraine adds 9 Russian athletes and International Chess Federation President to sanctions list

17/02/2026 — Ukraine has issued Decree 123/2026, which adds 9 Russian athletes and the President of the International Chess Federation to its sanctions list – press...
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Maya Lester KC

Russian Constitutional Court finds Deutsche Bank’s challenge to Article 248.2 of the Arbitrazh code inadmissible

17/02/2026 — The Russian Constitutional Court has held that Deutsche Bank’s challenge to the constitutionality of Article 248.2 of the Arbitrazh Procedure Code is inadmissible. Article...
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Michael O'Kane

ISIL/Al-Qaeda sanctions monitoring team publishes 37th report

17/02/2026 — The UN Panel of Experts monitoring sanctions on ISIL and Al-Qaida has published its 37th report. The UN maintains sanctions against ISIL/Al-Qaeda and linked people/entities through its...
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Maya Lester KC

UK OFSI call for evidence on ownership and control test by 13 April 2026

17/02/2026 — The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has called for evidence on the test for “ownership and control” in UK financial sanctions regulations...
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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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Michael O'Kane

Latvia charges person for providing IT services to Russian company

16/02/2026 — Latvia’s State Security Service has charged an individual for breaching EU sanctions on Russia. The person is said to have provided remote programming services...
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Michael O'Kane

Flemish government imposes additional controls on certain exports to Israel

16/02/2026 — The Flemish government, which is one of two regional governments in Belgium, has published Ministerial Decree 2026/001173 implementing autonomous controls on exports of certain image-processing...
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Maya Lester KC

US Treasury launches sanctions whistleblower portal

16/02/2026 — The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has launched a webpage to confidentially accept whistleblower tips on sanctions violations, fraud, and money...
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Michael O'Kane

2 people in US sentenced for exporting to Russia and falsifying end user documents

16/02/2026 — The US has sentenced Oleg Nayandin and Vitaly Borisenko for conspiracy to breach the US Export Control Reform Act. Mr Nayandin is the CEO...
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