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Michael O'Kane

Court to consider deferred prosecution agreement with Halkbank

10/03/2026 — The US Justice Department has filed a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Halk Bankasi, a state-owned Turkish bank which had been charged with conspiring...
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Maya Lester KC

UK court adds OFAC communications to confidentiality order in aircraft leasing case

10/03/2026 — The UK High Court has held that applications and communications between a sanctioned claimant and the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are...
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Michael O'Kane

US seeks forfeiture of $15M linked to sanctioned Iranian oil network

10/03/2026 — The US Department of Justice has filed 2 civil forfeiture complaints in the US District Court of Columbia against USD 15.3 million which is...
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Maya Lester KC

European Parliamentary Research Service briefing on proposal for human trafficking sanctions regime

10/03/2026 — The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has published a briefing on the European Commission’s proposal for a new EU sanctions regime targeting people and...
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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

New US Executive Order asks Secretary of State to impose sanctions on countries which fail to combat cybercrime

10/03/2026 — The US has published a new Executive Order which says the US Secretary of State should impose sanctions on countries said to tolerate cybercrime,...
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Maya Lester KC

Global Sanctions email digests will be exclusive to subscribers from 9 March

06/03/2026 — Global Sanctions will make its daily and weekly email digests exclusively available to our subscribers from 9 March 2026. If you currently receive our...
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Maya Lester KC

Third countries align with EU Russia human rights violations sanctions

06/03/2026 — Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine have aligned with the EU’s decision to add Russian judges, prosecutors...
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Michael O'Kane

US grants licences to Rosneft Germany and for delivery & sale of Russian crude oil to India; delists shipping company

06/03/2026 — The US has issued two general licences allowing transactions involving Rosneft’s German subsidiaries and authorising the delivery and sale of Russian crude oil to...
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