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Sanctions Guide – March 2024

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 EU Commission also submitted a proposal…
Oscar Gravell
April 4, 2024

Sanctions Guide – July 2023

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…

Sanctions Guide – June 2023

This month has seen a renewed focus on Russia, with the EU announcing the outline of its planned eleventh package of measures targeting the Russian economy.  The new planned package…

Sanctions Guide – May 2023

This month has seen a continued focus by the US and UK on Russia, as both countries added suspected proxies of Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich to their respective Russian…

Sanctions Guide – April 2023

This month saw a renewed focus on Iran by OFAC, the EU and OFSI with all three bodies marking International Women’s Day by announcing measures targeting elements of the Iranian…

Sanctions Guide – March 2023

This month has seen a renewed focus on Russia, with the EU announcing its tenth package of measures focussing on military technology and sanctions circumvention to coincide with the one-year…

Sanctions Guide – February 2023

While designations there continue – notably with OFAC’s targeting of the Wagner Group and its affiliates – this month has seen fewer new sanctions developments with regard to Russia and…

Sanctions Guide – January 2023

This month has seen a continued focus on Russia, with the European Union announcing its ninth package of measures designed to target strategic sectors of the Russian economy, including its…

Sanctions Guide – December 2022

This month has seen a continued focus both on Russia and Iran.  The UK has added a raft of new Russian political and military figures to its Russia list, meanwhile…

Sanctions Guide – November 2022

This month has seen the EU push forward with its latest wave of measures designed to further damage strategic sectors of the Russian economy.  While the G7 as a whole…