European sanctions deprive Belarus of a pint of beer
Belarusian beer producer Lidskoe Pivo has announced that it has changed the format of a can of KORONET Lager beer. Now this type of beer is available in cans with…
The court in Russia: Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. must pay 5 million euros
The Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport has won a court case against the Dutch company Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. in Russia. The Moscow Arbitration Court has decided to recover 598.627.836.75…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposes new sanctions on politicians
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Decree No. 38/2025 dated January 19, 2022 on the imposition of personal sanctions. There are 18 people on the sanctions list, including musicians, scientists…
US lifts sanctions against the daughter of the former Russian defense minister
The United States has lifted sanctions against Natalia Anatolyevna Serdyukova (Cyrillic: Сердюкова, Наталья Анатольевна), the daughter of the former Russian defense minister. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of…
Assistance to two Russian businessmen to circumvent sanctions costs at least one million dollars
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury announced proceedings against a company from Miami, Family International Realty LLC and its owner, Roman Sinyavsky. Sinyavsky, according to…
War and sanctions on lithium: why does Russia need this metal?
On January 10, 2025, the US Treasury announced significant sanctions on the Russian oil industry. More than 180 companies and tankers were sanctioned, including one of the most important for…
US imposed sanctions on a Kyrgyz bank for helping Russia to circumvent sanctions
For the first time, the United States imposed sanctions on Kyrgyz Republic-based bank that helped Russia circumvent sanctions. On January 15, 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on Russian and…
The EU court refuses to lift sanctions against Viatcheslav Kantor
The Court of Justice of the European Union refused to lift sanctions against businessman Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, the former owner of more than 94% of shares in the producer of…
Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on Russia’s financial sector
On January 13, 2025, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Decree No. 24/2025 imposing sanctions for a period of ten years against 75 individuals and 65 entities involved in the…
Kazakhstan introduces restrictions on the validity period of bank cards for non-residents
Kazakhstan has introduced restrictions on the validity period of bank cards for non-residents. The cards will now be valid only for 12 months. The decision to limit the validity of…