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
3/4/2024
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Canada ,
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India ,
Mining ,
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Russia ,
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Turkey ,
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
US State Departments
Throughout December, the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom adopted a series of new sanctions packages against Russia that are expansive and multilayered and pose additional compliance challenges.
The new...more
1/11/2024
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Financial Services Industry ,
Imports ,
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil Prices ,
Russia ,
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Software ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK
In a recent judgment, the English High Court for the first time ruled on a sanctions de-listing case under Section 38 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“SAMLA”). Following the UK’s departure from the EU,...more
Russia's Actions -
On February 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed two executive orders recognizing the DNR/LNR Regions as “sovereign and independent states.”...more
2/23/2022
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Vladimir Putin