Executive Summary - On March 2, 2021, the Biden Administration, in a coordinated announcement by the U.S. Departments of Treasury, State, and Commerce, tightened export restrictions against Russia and imposed sanctions and...more
3/4/2021
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Chemical Weapons ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime ,
Human Rights ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
UK
The upper house of the Russian Parliament, the Federation Council, approved a draft law on counter-sanctions (the “Counter-Sanctions Law”) on May 30, 2018, which appears to be identical to the version adopted by the Duma last...more
6/1/2018
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Compliance ,
Counter Sanctions ,
Criminal Liability ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Financial Transactions ,
Imports ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Russia ,
SDN List
Second Draft Somewhat Softens Previous Provisions Widely Reported In Media -
In response to the most recent round of U.S. sanctions against Russian entities and individuals, which were arguably the most profound in terms of...more
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) imposed sanctions on additional Russian and Crimean persons while also issuing a general license authorizing certain transactions with a...more