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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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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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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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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

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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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EU Court annuls September 2024 listing of former Ukrainian MP for outdated evidence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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Michael O'Kane

UK designates 11 under the Russia sanctions regime

03/09/2025 — The UK has designated 8 people & 3 entities under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. In a press release, the UK Foreign,...
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Maya Lester KC

EU Court says no jurisdiction to hear action to annul amendment to EU sanctions definition of vessel

03/09/2025 — The EU General Court has ruled inadmissible an application to annul to the EU’s decision to prohibit Russian-flagged historical vessels from accessing EU ports...
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Michael O'Kane

EU updates Russia & Belarus oil cap – FAQs

03/09/2025 — The EU has updated 6 FAQs on its oil price cap in relation to the update entering into force today (3 September 2025). The...
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Maya Lester KC

EU General Court dismisses Alisher Usmanov’s de-listing application

03/09/2025 — The EU General Court has rejected Alisher Usmanov’s latest de-listing application – Case T‑1117/23. Mr Usmanov was designated by the EU in February 2022...
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Michael O'Kane

South African investment group self-reports to US Commerce Department

02/09/2025 — The South African investment group Barloworld submitted a voluntary self-disclosure report to the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The export control violations...
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Maya Lester KC

UK publishes sanctions statistics in 2nd Economic Crime Plan progress report

02/09/2025 — The UK Home Office has published a key set of sanctions statistics in its progress report on the 2nd Economic Crime Plan (ECP2). The...
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