Since February 2022, the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia and various Russian entities and individuals in response to the war in Ukraine.
Actions have...more
12/19/2022
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Under the Decree, transactions resulting in the establishment, change, termination or encumbrance (directly or indirectly) of rights with respect to securities of certain Russian legal entities; shares (participatory...more
Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the EU Council, and Canada imposed further sanctions targeting Russian individuals and entities allegedly involved in the escalation of...more
3/22/2019
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye Field, a Russian oil and gas field, to the Entity List on August 7, 2015. The action effectively prohibits all persons from...more
As noted in previous updates, the United States and European Union continue to impose sanctions against Ukrainian and Russian individuals and entities as a result of the turmoil in Ukraine. On 11 December 2014, the US Senate...more
The European Union announced its intention to adopt a broad package of trade and economic sanctions against Russia, targeting access to EU capital markets, defence exports, energy related equipment and technology and...more