The G7 countries have confirmed in a statement that they will introduce import restrictions on non-industrial diamonds, mined, processed, or produced in Russia, by 1 January 2024, followed by further phased restrictions on the import of Russian diamonds processed in third countries by 1 March 2024. To further the effectiveness of these measures, those G7 […] The post G7 Russia diamonds ban appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more

In Case T-359/22, the General Court of the EU rejected the application to annul the listing of Evgeny Borisovich Zubitskiy, who was listed by the EU in April 2022 for being the CEO of Industrial Metallurgical Holding and a shareholder in the Koks Group, the parent company of PMH and Russia’s largest producer of marketable […] The post EU court rejects Evgeny Zubitskiy’s delisting case appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more

In October 2022, Artem Uss was arrested in Milan after being charged by the US for exporting dual-use technologies to Russia and for smuggling hundreds of millions of barrels of oil from Venezuela to Russia and China. In March 2023, after an Italian court approved his extradition to the US, Uss escaped Italy and fled […] The post Accomplices of fugitive wanted by the US for sanctions evasion arrested appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more

The US has implemented a new visa restriction policy targeting individuals believed to have been involved in “undermining peace, security, or stability in the West Bank, including through committing acts of violence or taking other actions that unduly restrict civilians’ access to essential services and basic necessities”. The State Department did not identify who would be subject to […] The post US West Bank visa restriction policy appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more

Yesterday, the UK designated 46 individuals and entities based in Russia, Belarus, China, Serbia, Turkey the UAE, and Uzbekistan, which are allegedly supplying the Russian military with sanctioned goods and technology (notice): 31 Russian individuals and entities linked to Russia’s military industrial complex, designing and manufacturing drones and missile parts and importing and supplying key electronic components, […] The post UK designates Russian military suppliers in Russia & from third countries appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more

The US has designated under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act 2023, Kocho Angjushev, former Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia, as generally ineligible for entry into the United States, due to his alleged involvement in significant corruption and using his position to benefit his private business interests. […] The post US designates former Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia for corruption appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more

OFAC has designated 11 entities and 8 individuals for having certain connections with Russia, human rights abuses, and for providing significant revenue to the Belarusian economy (notice): Dzmitry Shautsou, Secretary General for the Belarus Red Cross, which is allegedly involved in bringing Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine to Belarus;   Aliaksandr Shakutsin, a […] The post OFAC designates Belarusian individuals & entities appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more

OFAC has designated a Europe-based network consisting of 9 entities and 5 individuals that is allegedly involved in procuring electronics with military applications for Russian end-users (notice): Belgium businessman, Hans De Geetere, who, according to OFAC, leads the procurement network;   Belgium-based Knokke Heist Support Corporation Management, Cyprus-based Eriner Limited, Cyprus-based The Mother Ark Ltd, and Netherlands-based European Trading […] The post OFAC designates Europe-based Russian defence procurement network appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more

The US has announced a new visa restriction policy for undermining democracy in Zimbabwe. Under this policy, the United States will pursue visa restrictions, pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act, for individuals believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Zimbabwe, including in the lead-up to, during, and  following Zimbabwe’s August […] The post US announces Zimbabwe visa restriction policy appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more

OFAC has designated 3 individuals for undermining the peace, security, and stability of Sudan (notice): Taha Osman Ahmed al-Hussein, former State Minister and Presidential Office Director to former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir;   Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah, former high-ranking Sudanese government official who left his position following the fall of the al-Bashir regime; and   […] The post OFAC designates Sudanese actors for undermining peace appeared first on Global Sanctions ..read more