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Sanctions Guide – February 2025

February was an unusually quiet month in the sanctions space.  Whilst designations under the Trump Administration got underway with a focus on the transportation of Iranian oil and petroleum products, the UK marked the third…
Oscar Gravell
February 28, 2025

Sanctions Guide – October 2023

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…

Sanctions Guide – September 2023

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…

Sanctions Guide – August 2023

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…

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…