Cyprus announces a new unit to monitor compliance with sanctions
Cyprus is to set up the new National Unit to monitor compliance with international sanctions. The law on the creation of such a unit will be sent for consideration by…
Australia has added 55 individuals and 37 entities on a sanction list
Australia has decided to expand the sanctions list to support Ukraine. Two years on since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Australia mourns Ukraine's losses, and we stand unwavering in our support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial…
The US has sanctioned Hundreds of Targets in Russia and Globally
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and State have sanctioned over 500 entities and individuals to punish Russia and its allies. “Russia’s economy and military-industrial…
The EU adopts 13th package of sanctions against Russia
The Council of the European Union has adopted the 13th package of individual and economic sanctions against Russia. ”We are further tightening the restrictive measures against Russia’s military and defence sector,…
The US hits Russian oligarchs
The U.S. Department of Justice has published a statement about enforcing sweeping sanctions, new charges, arrests and forfeiture proceedings. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said, ”We are announcing several additional…
The UK has imposed sanctions targeting individuals and businesses in Russia
The UK government has announced more than 50 new sanctions targeting individuals and businesses in Russia, China and other countries. According to the goverments statement, these sanctions demonstrate the UK’s…
The Swiss government is to ban Hamas
The Swiss government decided to open the consultation on the necessary legal basis to ban Hamas. The decision was taken after the recognition of Hamas as a terrorist organisation in…
Grodno Azot and Khimvolokno Plant have stayed in the sanction list
The Court of Justice of the EU rejected the claim of Grodno Azot and Khimvolokno Plant for the lifting of sanctions. Grodno Azot is a Belarusian company which produces nitrogen…
The UK has sanctioned individuals heading up the penal colony where Navalny died
The UK has sanctioned individuals heading up the penal colony where Navalny died The UK become the first country to impose sanctions in response to the death of Alexei Navalny.…
The United States has sanctioned LockBit Group
The United States has sanctioned two individuals who are two members of the Russia-based ransomware group LockBit. Russian-based LockBit was responsible for the November 2023 ransomware attack against the Industrial…