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Russia Adopts Fast Track Mechanism for Selling Federal Assets

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in EU, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
On September 30, 2025, President Vladimir Putin signed Decree No. 693 “On Certain Particularities of the Sale of Property in Federal Ownership” (here). The measure took effect the moment it was published. The decree is expressly framed as a response to “unfriendly” actions by the United States and its allies. It is adopted “to protect … Continue Reading

EU Adopts 17th Sanctions Package Against the Russian Federation: Further Targets the “Shadow Fleet” and Expands Export Controls

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in EU, European Regulations, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
On 20 May 2025, the European Council announced its 17th sanctions package against the Russian Federation. The latest measures reinforce the EU’s strategic objective of undermining Russia’s capacity to finance and sustain its war efforts in Ukraine.… Continue Reading

The EU Strengthens Sanctions Against Russia with 15th Package of Restrictive Measures

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in EU, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
On 16 December 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted its 15th package of sanctions against Russia in response to its ongoing aggression toward Ukraine. The new measures target key sectors of Russia’s military-industrial complex, including the “shadow fleet” and companies that support this complex. In a significant development, the EU has imposed fully-fledged sanctions – … Continue Reading

BIS Amends the EAR to Expand Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus and Over 300 New Sanctions Designations

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Iran, Russia, US, US Regulation
On June 12, 2024, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed additional export control measures against Russia and Belarus by expanding the scope of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) sectoral sanctions. The amendments to the EAR were issued in conjunction with the issuance of sanctions against over … Continue Reading

The Russian Federation’s Introduced Compensation Protocol in Response to the Unfriendly Acts of the US

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Enforcement Actions, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
The government of the Russian Federation is taking specific actions to establish a special procedure for compensation of damage caused by the US. Thus, this new procedure enables “Russian Rights Holders” (i.e., holders of damaged rights of the Russian Federation and/ or the Russian Central Bank) to address Russian courts with a statement claiming having … Continue Reading

BIS Amends the EAR To Implement Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus and To Revise Existing Export Controls on Russia, Belarus and Iran

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Iran, Russia, US, US Regulation
On January 25, 2024, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published amendments to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) expanding the sanctions against Russia and Belarus through new and revised licensing requirements. The amendments also refined existing export controls on Russia, Belarus and Iran to enhance the effectiveness of, and better … Continue Reading

OFAC Expands Russian Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
On May 19, 2023, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) expanded U.S. economic sanctions against Russia through the issuance of: In addition, OFAC issued four general licenses related to these expansions. (Recent Actions, Department of Treasury, Russia-related Designations; Issuance of Amended Russia-related Directive 4, Russia-related General Licenses; Publication of Russia-related Determinations; … Continue Reading

BIS Amends the EAR to Impose Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus and to Impose Additional Export Controls on Iran

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Iran, Russia
Sanction, toned photoOn Friday, February 24, 2023, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register four new Final Rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774) to implement additional sanctions against Russia and Belarus, refine existing controls, implement export control measures on Iran, and add new entities to the … Continue Reading

EU Agrees to 10th Package of Sanctions Against Russia

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in EU, Russia, Ukraine
On 25 February 2023, the EU Council adopted the tenth package of restrictive measures in response to Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. The new regulations include tighter restrictions on the export of dual-use goods, as well as measures against entities that support the conflict or deliver drones used by Russia. According to a statement by … Continue Reading

BIS Issues New Export Controls on Russia and Belarus

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Europe & Central Asia, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
On Friday, September 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule, 87 Fed Reg. 57068, amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774) to impose several new controls on exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) of items to or within Russia … Continue Reading

Now and Next Podcast Series: Russia/Ukraine Conflict

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
In our Now & Next podcast series, we spotlight the “Now” (the ongoing global responses to the conflict and crisis in Ukraine) and the “Next” (the immediate- and long-term rippling effects of those responses), as well as what businesses should do now and next to navigate the situation and mitigate their risk exposures. Matthew Kirk, … Continue Reading

US Actions on Russia and Russia-related Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine, US Regulation
The US has responded to the conflict in Ukraine with the following sanctions measures (listed by date, beginning with most recent). With relevant developments, we will update this post on a weekly basis. The latest developments occurred on April 1 and April 6. Additional jurisdictions we are tracking include: EU, Japan, Republic of Korea and … Continue Reading

BIS Amends Export Administration Regulations with Respect to Russia and Belarus

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774) to add four additional countries to the list of countries excluded from certain license requirements (Supp. No. 3 to part 746) … Continue Reading

Russia-related Sanctions and New US Export Controls – Implications for US Trade Contracts and Negotiations

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Events, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine
Our Trade Practitioners recently provided an overview on Russia-related sanctions and newly imposed export controls by the US, and shared insights on how to manage US trade contracts and negotiations via two webinars. Please visit our Learning Center for the webinar recordings and presentation slides.… Continue Reading

Biden Administration Expands Russia Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
On April 15, 2021, the US announced a marked expansion of sanctions against Russia and President Biden issued a new Executive Order authorizing the imposition of yet more sanctions. The sanctions include restrictions on certain transactions involving Russian sovereign debt, as well as the designation of 46 individuals and entities implicated in Russia’s annexation of Crimea, foreign … Continue Reading

Free For All, or All For One? The Medical Supply Chain and COVID-19

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in COVID-19 Coronavirus, Russia, US
This post is being published for The Trade Practitioner as part of a content partnership with our Global Supply Chain Law Blog. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy needs not restating. The saying “desperate times call for desperate measures” fits the current environment well. Governments throughout the world have instituted or are considering … Continue Reading

UK Government Imposes New Control on Exports to Russia

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, United Kingdom
On August 14, 2019, the UK government introduced a new control on the export of submersible vessels and related equipment, software and technology to Russia. The new control has been introduced due to Russia’s development of capabilities enabling it to track, access and disrupt undersea communication cables. The UK government considers these developments as a risk to national security. Assessment of … Continue Reading

US-Russia: Anticorruption, Sanctions, Counter-sanctions and Compliance for Companies Doing Business – Webinar Presentation Material – Russian Counter-sanction Legislation

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Events, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, US, US Regulation
Russian Counter-sanctions: Bill Introduced to Criminalize Dissemination of Information That May Result in Introduction or Expansion of Sanctions Against Russian Persons Following our recent webinar, our Moscow Team prepared an analysis of a draft Russian legislation that would prohibit media communications that reveal non-compliance with sanctions or facilitate imposition of sanctions and would also impose criminal … Continue Reading
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