EU court lifts sanctions on Russian billionaires Aven, Fridman
The Court of Justice of the EU annuls the inclusion of Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures from February 2022 to March…
Finland warns Kazakhstan about circumvention of sanctions
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland Ville Tavio leads a trade mission to Almaty and Astana in Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Tavio…
Janet Yellen threatens Chinese companies and banks with sanctions
The Secretary of the Treasury of the US, Janet L. Yellen, has made a strong statement at a press conference in Beijing. She warned Chinese companies and financial institutions against…
Two Russian nationals admitted to bypassing sanctions and exporting aviation technology to Russian end users
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, two Russian nationals – Vasilii Besedin and Oleg Patsulya pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Export Control Act in connection with their…
Japan increases sanctions on Russia
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan has increased sanctions against Russia. The ministry explained this by the situation in Ukraine. New sanctions have prohibited the export of…
Josep Borrell: “Our sanctions are also already hitting Russia’s purse”
Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has published an article on financial sanctions against Russia. The European Union has agreed on…
South Korea has imposed sanctions on two Russian companies
South Korea has imposed sanctions on two Russian companies and their representatives. Two cargo ships have also been sanctioned. According to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Intellekt…
The Czech Governmen imposes sanctions on ex-Ukranian politician Medvedchuk
The Czech Government has approved three entries to the national sanctions list. The sanctions were imposed on Viktor Volodymyrovych Medvedchuk (Viktor Medvedchuk), Artem Pavlovich Marchevskyi and the company Voice of…
Samsung Pay stops work with the Russian pay system Mir
Samsung Pay will stop working with the Russian payment system Mir, as of April 3. Previously added Mir cards will be removed from the app, but Samsung has stressed that an electronic…
The US blocks Russian companies Supporting Sanctions Evasion Through Virtual Asset Services
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on entities and two Russian nationals that helped OFAC-designated entities evade sanctions. Among the sanctioned entities…