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Maya Lester KC

Belgium submits draft law on EU sanctions criminalisation directive to Parliament

23/06/2026 — Belgium has submitted its draft law transposing the EU’s sanctions criminalisation directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1226) for consideration by Parliament. The Directive seeks to harmonise...
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Michael O'Kane

Norway releases 2025 defence export control statistics

23/06/2026 — Norway has published its report on exports of defence equipment in Norway in 2025 – summary. The report sets out the regulatory changes in...
Russia Parliament
Maya Lester KC

Russian Supreme Court issues overview of sanctions disputes

23/06/2026 — Russia’s Supreme Court has published a thematic review on how commercial (arbitrazh) courts apply Russian countersanctions legislation and its laws on unfriendly states. “Unfriendly...
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Michael O'Kane

US issues Iranian oil General Licence

23/06/2026 — The US has issued Iran-related general licence X. GL X authorises all transactions that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the production, sale, delivery,...
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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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Maya Lester KC

US begins tariff investigation into German pharmaceutical trading practices

22/06/2026 — The US Trade Representative has begun an investigation under s301 of the Trade Act 1974 to determine whether Germany’s “persistent underpayment for innovative pharmaceutical...
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Michael O'Kane

UK parliament briefing on seizing Russian shadow fleet

22/06/2026 — The UK House of Commons Library has published a research briefing on seizing sanctioned Russian vessels. These vessels are part of Russia's 'shadow fleet'...
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Maya Lester KC

US begins process to impose visa restrictions on Tigray People’s Liberation Front members

22/06/2026 — The US has begun the process to impose visa restrictions on hardline members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The TPLF is a paramilitary...
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Michael O'Kane

US adds Hizballah-linked officials to counterterrorism sanctions list

22/06/2026 — The US has added 3 people and 5 entities linked to Hizballah to its EO 13224 counterterrorism sanctions list – press release. Sleiman Antoine...

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