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Overview Russia sanctions this month began with a focus on the country’s diamond sector as the G7 announced the joint expansion of restrictions on the import of Russian diamonds. The…
February saw Western governments react to the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, with a new raft of sanctions. …
Summary December saw Russia-related measures return to the top of the sanctions agenda with the EU announcing the details of its 12th package, which continued to focus on Russia’s military-industrial…
November saw the arrival of another wave of Russia-related developments with OFAC announcing a raft of over 100 new designations, as well as details emerging of the proposed 12th package…
This month has seen a dramatic sanctions ruling in UK courts as the Court of Appeal appeared to find that the regulations currently set out in the Sanctions Act determine…
The sanctions landscape this month was dominated by ongoing challenges by sanctioned individuals to their designations, with some notable successes. Crucially, a ruling by the EU General Court has paved…
OFAC, the EU and OFSI have continued to focus this month on strengthening the effectiveness of sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian war effort in Ukraine. Notably, OFAC and the…
July has seen renewed efforts by OFAC, the EU and OFSI to further limit Russia’s ability to import key technological goods and services in support of its strategic military and…
June saw the launch of new packages of measures by the EU and the UK respectively targeting Russia and Belarus. Both the EU and UK also worked to tighten the…
