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The House of Commons Library briefing on Russian sanctions provides key developments and insights, along with relevant links and think tank research assessing the effectiveness of the sanctions
Summarises landscape that has led to a strengthening of the sanctions regime and examines the detail of the measures imposed.
FCA develops an AI tool to help identify potential breaches of Russian sanctions
This initiative aims to enhance monitoring capabilities and effectively address the complex and evolving sanctions landscape, particularly in light of geopolitical events. By utilizing AI, the FCA can process vast amounts of data to detect potential violations more efficiently, thus strengthening financial crime prevention measures…
UK sanctions 10 vessels in Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, a group of ships that use illicit practices to avoid sanctions on Russian oil
The UK’s action directly targets vessels that facilitate the movement of Russian oil to sanctioned or restricted markets, undermining sanctions and allowing Russia to sustain its economy during the war. The sanctioned vessels will face restrictions on insurance, port access, and financial transactions, making it harder for them to operate internationally…
UK Govt launches Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) to enforce UK trade sanctions, whose powers come into effect on 10 Oct 2024
The OTSI will be responsible for the enforcement of UK trade sanctions, ensuring compliance with UK laws on financial, commercial, and trade-related restrictions. The OTSI will work closely with international counterparts to ensure the UK’s sanction policies align with broader global measures, particularly post-Brexit…
OFSI updates the UK financial sanctions guidance and webinars to help understand how to comply with UK financial sanctions
Financial sanctions come in many forms as they are developed in response to a given situation. The most common types of financial sanctions used in recent years are: Targeted asset freezes: these apply to named individuals and entities restricting access to funds and economic resources. Someone subject to an asset freeze in the UK will be listed on OFSI’s Consolidated list…
BBC: The UK has suspended all flights to Iran as allied nations intensify sanctions
The US, UK, France, and Germany have imposed new sanctions on Iran for supplying ballistic missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine. These sanctions include restrictions on Iran Air’s flights to the UK and Europe as well as travel bans and asset freezes on Iranians linked to military support for Russia. US Secretary of State during his visit to London revealed that Iranian-trained Russian forces could deploy short-range ballistic missiles against Ukraine…
OFSI issues an advisory to stakeholders on compliance risks with UK and UN sanctions concerning North Korean workers fraudulently obtaining remote IT jobs to support regime activities
This advisory provides detailed information on DPRK IT workers as well as associated red flags and mitigations to assist stakeholders in better understanding and protecting against this threat…
OFSI updates guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulations
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) publishes a list of all those subject to financial sanctions imposed by the UK which it keeps updated…
FCDO publishes updated Guidance on the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It covers the prohibitions and requirements imposed by the regulations. It also provides guidance on best practice for: complying with the prohibitions and requirements, enforcing them, circumstances where they do not apply…
HM Treasury and OFSI updates their guidance on financial sanctions and counter-terrorism measures
The Guidance contains a list of persons and entities to whom financial sanctions have been applied due to their assessed involvement in terrorist activity. This sanctions regime aims to further the prevention of terrorism in the UK or elsewhere and protect UK national security interests…
OFSI imposes travel ban on two individuals under counter-terrorism sanctions, in addition to the financial prohibitions to which they are already subject
This action is the first use of new travel ban powers under the Domestic Counter Terrorism Sanctions Regime. The travel bans are a part of continued efforts to protect the integrity of the UK economy from terrorist financing threats. They are used to target those who are suspected of being, or to have been, involved in terrorist activity in the UK but are not UK nationals…
RUSI releases ‘UK Sanctions Implementation and Strategy Taskforce: First Meeting Report’
Given the significant challenges posed by the need to design, implement and enforce sanctions on Russia, and the recent publication of the UK government’s sanctions strategy, RUSI has established a new taskforce to consider how the UK has addressed these challenges and what its independent sanctions policy…