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Maya Lester KC

UK adds Kurdistan Export Pipeline to Russian oil exempt projects general licence

07/08/2026 — The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has added the Kurdistan Export Pipeline to the list of exempt projects in GL INT/2025/5635700, its Russian...
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UK Parliament
Michael O'Kane

Sanctions updates in UK Solicitors Regulatory Authority on Russia sanctions circumvention

07/08/2026 — The UK Solicitors Regulatory Authority has revised the sanctions content in its sectoral risk assessment to provide sanctions evasion typologies and control weaknesses. The...
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Maya Lester KC

Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal grants UK-sanctioned Alfa Bank a freezing injunction & lifts stay in BVI claim against Kipford

07/08/2026 — The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal (sitting in the BVI) has allowed an appeal by UK-designated Alfa-Bank against a stay of proceedings in a...
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US Department of Justice
Maya Lester KC

US imposes visa restrictions on 65 people linked to Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación

07/08/2026 — The US State Department has imposed visa restrictions on 65 people linked to the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). The people are family...
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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

China issues new regulations to prohibit sanctioned people from entering China

07/08/2026 — China’s State Council has passed regulations on Exit and Entry Administration in force 15 September 2026 (No. 841/2026) – press release.  See our China...
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UK flag & Big Ben
Maya Lester KC

UK adds 1 person, 6 banks, shadow fleet vessels and businesses to Russia sanctions list

07/08/2026 — The UK has added 1 person, 12 entities and 6 vessels to its Russian sanctions list under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019...
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Michael O'Kane

US removes Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad from counterterrorism sanctions list

07/08/2026 — The US has removed Fly Baghdad Airlines from its EO 13224 counterterrorism sanctions list. See our US-counterterrorism pages for more information on the EO...
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Russia Parliament
Maya Lester KC

Russia lifts Type C deposit restrictions for foreign nationals and firms’ Russian branches

06/08/2026 — President Putin signed Decree No. 550/2026, removing certain bank deposits from Russia’s counter-sanctions “Type C” account regime. Type C accounts are part of Russia’s...
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