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14th EU Sanctions Package targets Russian LNG and political donations, expands import and export bans and closes loopholes

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On 24 June 2024, the European Union adopted its 14th sanctions package against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This package introduces a number of targeted measures on the Russian LNG sector. It also strengthens...more

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EU’s 14th Package of Sanctions on Russia

On 24 June 2024, the EU adopted its 14th package of sanctions against Russia. The latest measures include: The designation of 116 additional individuals and entities across a number of industries for their responsibility in...more

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EU extends sanctions against Belarus to fight circumvention

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Following the adoption of its 14th sanctions package against Russia, the European Union ("EU") extended the scope of its sanctions against Belarus with a view to "mirroring several of the restrictive measures already in place...more

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REPO for Ukrainians Act Provides for the ‘Repurposing’ of Seized Russian Sovereign Assets

On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law a high-profile package of national security legislation (Public Law 118-50). While most press reports focused on the spending elements of the package (appropriating funds...more

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Quarterly Sanctions Update | Q1 2024

The European Union and the United Kingdom continue to tighten sanctions against Russia, particularly in the wake of the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sudden death of Russian opposition leader...more

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EU Expands Restrictive Measures in 13th Russian Sanctions Package and Publishes Guidance

On 23 February 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted a 13th package of sanctions against Russia, imposing asset freezes on additional individuals and entities, expanding existing sectoral sanctions and further limiting...more

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Multiple Governments Impose Joint Sanctions on Russia

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On the second anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine and in response to the death of activist Aleksey Navalny in a Russian prison, the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom, along with Australia and...more

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Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of February

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I. US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Sanctions Almost 300 Individuals and Entities: On February 23, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned almost 300 individuals...more

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UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week Of January 29, 2024

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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. ...more

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The EU’s 12th Sanctions Package – Continued Pressure

On 18 December 2023, the European Union (“EU”) adopted its 12th package of sanctions targeting Russia, in continued response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (“the Package”). A timeline of the previous 11 sanctions packages...more

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European Union Adopts 12th Sanctions Package Against Russia

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On December 18, 2023, the European Union ("EU") adopted its 12th sanctions package against Russia. The new package introduces additional asset freeze measures, together with amendments to the EU asset freeze framework...more

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The Russia-Ukraine War: Establishing a Claims Compensation Process

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom and numerous other jurisdictions implementing the most draconian economic sanctions ever imposed on a major economy. While those...more

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Switzerland implements EU's 11th package of sanctions on Russia, expanding existing restrictions and extending derogations

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On the 16th of August, Switzerland adopted new measures against Russia, following the EU's 11th sanctions package. Switzerland extends the scope of existing sanctions, for example extending export bans to cover the transfer...more

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The EU’s 11th Sanctions Package: The Long(er) Arm of the Law

On June 23, 2023, the EU released its 11th package of sanctions on Russia. This package is designed to improve enforcement with new anti-circumvention rules, new trade restrictions, and new designations. The...more

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Enhanced Global Russian Sanctions and Export Controls to Counter Circumvention

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On May 19, in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the United States, in coordination with allies and partners, announced new sanctions restrictions and export controls targeting Russia’s evasion networks,...more

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The Emergence of a Global Russia Sanctions Enforcement Regime

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The year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been marked by the development of a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency sanctions regime in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union. Although coordination...more

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Sanctions and Related Action Announced on the First Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

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On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States (U.S.), the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), the Group of Seven (G7), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and other authorities...more

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REPO task force highlights efforts taken against sanctioned Russians

On March 9, the multilateral Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force released a statement on the group’s continued work one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the...more

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Overview of the EU’s 10th sanctions package in relation to Russia

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On 25 February 2023, the EU adopted its tenth sanctions package against Russia. More industrial, high-tech and aviation goods are now banned for export to Russia, while Russian bitumen and related materials, synthetic rubber...more

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Sanctions Year in Review 2022 – Part II: Russia

As Russia’s war in Ukraine passes the one-year mark, and the battles on the ground move forward with escalating levels of ferocity, governments around the world continue to coordinate and respond with increasingly severe...more

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One year on: EU and UK impose new Russia sanctions and look to strengthen enforcement on the first anniversary of the invasion of...

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To mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU and the UK, in parallel with other G7 members, released a new round of sanctions against Russia. In this bulletin we provide a high-level...more

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Switzerland adopted the remaining measures of the EU ninth package of sanctions on 25 January 2023

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Switzerland implemented the remaining measures of the EU ninth package of sanctions in its Ordinance on Measures Connected with the Situation in Ukraine (the "Ordinance"switz), with effect from 25 January at 18:00 CET. These...more

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Economic Sanctions and the Russian Oil Price Cap Policy

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Background - As the Russia-Ukraine war approaches its one-year anniversary with no end in sight, U.S., EU and UK authorities, among other nations, continue to exert calculated but sustained pressure on the Russian...more

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UK Russian Sanctions Regime and BVI Contentious Proceedings: A Series

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Since Russia’s military incursion in Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the UK has introduced an extensive package of economic sanctions against Russia. By the end of August 2022, over 1,270 persons had been designated and by...more

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Russia Sanctions: Where Are We Now and What Could Be Next?

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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

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