Following a review of the professional and business services sanctions in place under Regulation 54C of the Russia Sanctions Regulations, the government has decided to remove the licensing consideration which relates to the provision of such services from UK parent companies and their UK subsidiaries t...
The updated sanctions list contains Russian weapons manufacturers and defence as well as three actors supporting the Wagner Group network and four operators of so-called ‘shadow fleet’ vessels used by Russia to soften the blow of oil-related sanctions imposed by the UK alongside G7 partners. Th...
On 7 November 2024, the UK unveiled its largest sanctions package against Russia since mid-2023, aiming to weaken Russia's military and curtail Russian-backed mercenary operations worldwide. With 56 new designations, the sanctions directly impact Russian supply chains essential for military...
Alexey Miller, chief executive of energy companyGazprom, and Nikolai Tokarev, president of the Russia state-owned pipeline company Transneft, were also hit. The sanctions come ahead of a new so-calledeconomic crime bill, set to be written into British law later this month, which will increase ...
Ukraine – UK Sanctions relating to Russia and Local update of 3 March 2022 3 March 2022 Further to our News Alert of 2 March outlining the latest Russia sanctions (click here), the UK has now issued new sanctions that includes a ban on Russian ships from UK ports. The ...
Following the UK Prime Minister’s announcements to the House of Commons on 22 February 2022 and 24 February 2022, the UK has announced a tranche of sanctions on Russia. Details of all measures are available on the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office website. ...
"In response to the decision made by the UK government in March this year to include almost the entire composition of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on its sanctions list, Russia has imposed personal restrictions against 154 members of the House of Lords...
-britain has slapped sanctions on 10 further ships in russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of vessels which it says use illicit practices to avoid western restrictions on russian oil. russia rejects western pressure to limit its oil exports, and in the past year there has been a growth i...
Also included in the latest sanctions round are companies supplying Russia with military equipment being used in its war against Ukraine. Ten companies based in China, and a handful from Turkey, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, are on the list for supplying and producing...
The UK government said the latest measures “show that nothing and no one is off the table, including Putin’s inner circle”. The UK has placed more than 1,000 individuals and 120 businesses under sanctions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....