Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, governments around the globe have placed financial sanctions on Russian interests to reduce their military and economic power.
Welcome to our Sanctions Hub, where we will provide regular updates on the implementation of sanctions and the status of all relevant measures against the Russian government and its assets.
August 9th
The UK’s HMT and OFSI have amended 27 entries (17 individuals, 10 entities) on the Russia consolidated sanctions list.
August 2nd
OFSI and HMT have added the following entries to the Russia consolidated sanctions list:
Didier CASIMIRO (Group ID: 15493) – a member of the Management Board of Public Joint Stock Company Rosneft Oil Company
Zeljko RUNJE (Group ID: 15494) – a member of the Management Board of Public Joint Stock Company Rosneft Oil Company
OFSI and HMT have removed the following entry from the Russia consolidated sanctions list. The individual is no longer subject to an asset freeze:
Olga AYZIMAN (Group ID: 15266)OFSI and HMT have amended 18 entries, they remain subject to an asset freeze. For more details, check www.gov.uk “Financial sanctions, Russia” guidance section.
OFAC has added 13 individuals, 35 entities and 2 vessels to the specially designated Russian nationals list. 3 entries have been deleted.
July 30th
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1968500, which permits “a 30-day wind down period of positions involving Rosbank PJSC (Rosbank) or any entity owned or controlled by Rosbank”.
July 29th
The United States added new entries to the specially designated Russian nationals list:
2 individuals:
BURLINOVA, Natalya Valeryevna
IONOV, Aleksandr Viktorovich
4 entities:
Anti-globalization Movement of Russia
Center for Support and Development of Public Initiative Creativ Diplomacy
Ionov Transkontinental
Stop-imperialism Global Information Agency
July 26th
The UK’s OFSI and HMT have added 42 new entries (41 individuals and 1 entity) to the Russia consolidated sanctions list, all entries are subject to an asset freeze.
The following entry has been corrected:
Vadim Anatolyevich LUKASHEVICH (Group ID: 14702) – title corrected, “Last Updated” date changed.To see the full list of added entries, check www.gov.uk “Financial sanctions, Russia” guidance section.
July 22nd
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/2009156 under all UK autonomous sanctions regulations, including Russia and Belarus. This licence allows designated individuals or entities ”to make payments to UK insurers for insurance premiums and broker commissions relating to the provision of building and engineering insurance cover provided to UK properties.” The licence allows UK insurers to also make payments to the UK designated persons ”as a result of a successful claim made against an insurance policy provided by the UK Insurer or refunds due as a result of any over payments made pursuant to this licence”.
July 21st
The European Union has launched a “maintenance and alignment” package today, that:
Prohibits purchase, import or transfer of gold and jewellery, if it was exported or originates in Russia
Extends the list of controlled dual use goods and advanced technology
Expands prohibition on deposit acceptance.
The EU has added 54 individuals and 10 entities to the Russian sanctions list. Individuals include senior members of political or cultural establishments, local politicians, high ranking military leaders, members of the motorcycle club Nightwolves.
AVLITA Stevedoring Company
Nightwolves MCThe Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund
The Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo)
Russkiy Mir Foundation
SC Research and Production Association “Kvant”
Sberbank
ORSS Group of Companies
All-Russia “Young Army” Military Patriotic Social Movement6 individuals and 1 entity have been sanctioned for recruiting Syrian mercenaries to fight in Ukraine on Russia’s side.
July 20th
OFSI and HMT have amended the following entries in the Russia consolidated sanctions list:
Irina Sergeyevna BUBNOVA (Group ID: 15053) – name in non-Latin script added, other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
Sergei Sergeivich IVANOV (Group ID: 15068) – name in non-Latin script added, place of birth added, alias added, position added, other information changed, “Last Updated” date changed
Natalya Petrovna SKOROKHODOVA (Group ID: 15056) – name in non-Latin script added, other information changed, “Last Updated” date changed
DJECO GROUP LP (Group ID: 15067) – other information changed, “Last Updated” date changed
MAJORY LLP (Group ID: 15066) – other information changed, “Last Updated” date changed
PHOTON PRO LLP (Group ID: 15065) – other information changed, “Last Updated” date changed
July 19th
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/2002560, which allows ” for a 7-day wind down period in respect of the outward investment ban”.
July 15th
HMT and OFSI have removed the following entries from the Russia consolidated sanctions list:
Didier CASIMIRO (Group ID: 15004)
Zeljko RUNJE (Group ID: 15007)
HMT and OFSI have amended the following entries, which remain subject to an asset freeze:
Sergei Ivanovich SAENKO (Group ID: 15055) – name in non-Latin script added, other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
Vladimir Leonidovich SIVKOVICH (Group ID: 14996) – name in non-Latin script added, other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
Oleg Anatolyevich VOLOSHYN (Group ID: 14997) – place of birth added, alias added, national identification number added, other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
HMT and OFSI have corrected the following entry:
ALROSA (Group ID: 15018) – alias corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
July 14th
OFAC has deleted the following entries from the Russia-related specially designated nationals list:
SUBSIDIARY BANK ALFA-BANK JSCJSC SB ALFA BANKClick here for more details.
July 12th
The HMT and OFSI have amended the following entries on the Belarus consolidated sanctions list. The entries remain subject to an asset freeze:
BANK DABRABYT JOINT STOCK COMPANY (Group ID: 14979) – name in non-Latin script added, other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
CJSC BELBIZNESLIZING (Group ID: 14980) – other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
KB RADAR (Group ID: 14984) – entry name changed, name in non-Latin script added, address added, other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BELINVEST-ENGINEERING (Group ID: 14983) – name in non-Latin script added, alias added, other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
MINOTOR-SERVICE ENTERPRISE (Group ID: 14981) – entry name changed, name in non-Latin script added, alias added, address amended, other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
TRANSAVIAEXPORT AIRLINES JSC (Group ID: 14982) – entry name changed, name in non-Latin script added, alias added, other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
The HMT and OFSI have amended 16 entries on the Russia consolidated sanctions list.
The HMT and OFSI have corrected the following entries on the Russia consolidated sanctions list:
Vadim Anatolyevich LUKASHEVICH (Group ID: 14702) – place of birth corrected, gender corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
German Valentinovich BELOUS (Group ID: 14797) – title corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
JMLIT and the Sanctions Facilitators Cell issued a red alert together with law enforcement, private industry, regulators and OFSI. The red alert provides information about most common techniques designated persons, and their enables are suspected to be using to circumvent financial sanctions.
July 7th
HMT and OFSI have amended the following entry on the Belarus consolidated sanctions list. The entry remains subject to an asset freeze:
LLC SYNESIS (Group ID: 14039) – entity name changed, name in non-Latin script added, other information changed, “Last Updated” date changed.
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1947936.
July 5th
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1976232, which allows a Person to ”provide financial services for the purpose of winding down any derivatives, repurchase, and reverse repurchase transactions entered into prior to 05 July 2022 involving” National Bank of Belarus (NBB), Ministry of Finance of Belarus (MF) and/or persons set out in regulation 15CA c to d of the Belarus Regulations. The licence expires on August 4th, 2022.OFSI has issued a general licence – INT/2022/1976332113, which ”allows for a 7-day wind-down period in respect of, category C loans as well as transferable securities and money market instruments”.
OFSI and HMT added 2 entries to the Russia consolidated sanctions list:114
Denis Yakovlevich GAFNER (Group ID: 15444)
Valeriya KALABAYEVA (Group ID: 15445)
2 entries were removed from the Russia consolidated sanctions list and are no longer subject to an asset freeze:
Yakov Vladimirovich REZANTSEV (Group ID: 14779)
Galina ULYUTINA (Group ID: 14759)
2 duplicated entries have been removed:
Sergey Yurevich KUZOVLEV (Group ID: 14786)
Sergey Alexandrovich PAHOMOV (Group ID: 14675)
The following entries have been amended and remain subject to an asset freeze:
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna KAMYSHANOVA (Group ID: 14743) – other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
Yevgeniya Vitalyevna NEZHDANOVA (Group ID: 14749) – other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed
Valeriy Ivanovich POGREBENKOV (Group ID: 14750) – other information amended, “Last Updated” date changed. To see more information regarding these changes, click here.
July 4th
HMT and OFSI have added 7 new entries to Russia consolidated sanctions list and are now subject to an asset freeze.
Aleyona Anatolyevna CHUGULEVA (Group ID: 15443) – Secretary of the “Organizing Committee of Patriotism in Journalism
Yuriy Sergeyevich FEDIN (Group ID: 15442) – CEO of NewsFront
Darya Aleksandrovna DUGINA (Group ID: 15437)
Yevgeniy Eduardovich GLOTOV (Group ID: 15439) – Deputy Director of Newsfront
Aelita Leonidovna MAMAKOVA (Group ID: 15441) – Responsible for soliciting financial donations from readers to SouthFront and publishing material
Mikhail Anatolyevich SINELIN (Group ID: 15440) – Cofounder of Newsfront; Deputy Chairman of the State Corporation “Bank for Development and Foreign Economic activity”
UNITED WORLD INTERNATIONAL (Group ID: 15438) – United World International is an online news site which promotes pro-Russian disinformation
45 entries have been amended and remain subject to an asset freeze.
The following entry has been corrected and remain subject to an asset freeze:
Mihajlo PERENCEVIC (Group ID: 15424) – last name spelling corrected, name in non-Latin script added, “Last Updated” date changed
June 30th
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1968500. The licence allows any wind down transactions involving Rosbank or a Subsidiary.
June 29th
OFSI and HMT have added 13 entries to the Russia consolidated sanctions list:
BAYSAROV, Ruslan Sulimovich – Chairman of the Board of Directors, BTSMOST JSC
GUTSERIEV, Said Mikhailovich – executive or non-executive director of PJSC SFI
GUTSERIEV, Sait-Salam Safarbekovich – executive or non-executive JSC NK Neftisa
PERENČEVIĆ, Mihajlo – Croatian businessman and President of the Russian pipeline construction company, Velesstroy
POTANIN, Vladimir – owner or controller of Rosbank
TSIVELEVA, Anna – Chair of the Board of Directors of JSC Kolmar Group
TSIVILEV, Sergei Evgenievich
TYRYSHKIN, Ivan Aleksandrovich – Director at SPB Exchange and JSC NRK-R.O.S.T
JOINT STOCK COMPANY MARSHAL.GLOBAL – Russian investment banking, financial and asset management firm
JOINT STOCK COMPANY MOSCOW INDUSTRIAL BANK – Russian commercial bank
JSC KOLMAR GROUP – Russian Joint Stock Company
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One entry has been corrected and remains subject to an asset freeze:
Natalya BROWNING (Group ID: 15349) – an alias added, “Last Updated” date changed
June 28th
OFAC has added 29 individuals and 70 entities to Russia’s specially designated nationals list.OFAC also prohibits Russia-originated gold imports into the US unless otherwise permitted by law or licensed by OFAC.
June 27th
June 24th
OFSI and HMT have amended 58 entries on the Russia consolidated sanctions list.One entry has been corrected and remains subject to an asset freeze:
Alexey Ivanovich ISAYKIN (Group ID: 15406) – a second nationality added, “Last Updated” date changed
June 16th
HMT and OFSI have added 12 new entries to the Russia Consolidated Sanctions List:
CHEREVKO, Serhiy Mikolayovich – Member of the ‘Salvation Committee for Peace and Order’ in Kherson
GUNDYAYEV, Vladimir Mikhailovich – the head of the Russian Orthodox Church
ISAYKIN, Alexey Ivanovich – President and Board Member of Volga-Dnepr Group
KLOBUKOV, Viacheslav Sergeevich – Colonel of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation
KURBANOV, Andrei Boevich – Colonel of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation
KUZMICH, Tetiana – Member of the ‘Salvation Committee for Peace and Order’ in Kherson
LVOVA-BELOVA, Maria Alekseevna – Commissioner for Children’s Rights under the President of the Russian Federation
SALDO, Volodymir Vasilyovich – Member of Kherson City Council member of the ‘Salvation Committee for Peace and Order’ in Kherson
SAVOSTYANOV, Sergey Vladimirovich – Member of the Moscow City Duma
SHERSHNEV, Aleksandr Leonidovich – Colonel of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation
STREMOUSOV, Kyrylo Sergiyovich – President of the ‘Salvation Committee for Peace and Order’ in Kherson
VINS, Aleksandr Viktorovich – Colonel of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation
One entry has been corrected and remains subject to an asset freeze:
Yuriy Volodymyrovych IVAKIN (Group ID: 13016) – place of birth corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
June 14th
The UK’s HMT and OFSI have amended 38 entries on the Russia Consolidated Sanctions list. All entries remain subject to an asset freeze. To see the full list of amendments, click here.
The following 3 entries have been corrected and are still subject to an asset freeze:
Ilya KIVA (Group ID: 15312) – date of birth corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
Maxim Alekseevich PARSHIN (Group ID: 15148) – an alias added, “Last Updated” date changedOOO VOLGA GROUP (Group ID: 15367) – address corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
June 10th
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1919908 under the Russian Sanctions regime. The licence allows third-party non-designated persons to use retail banking services of designated credit and financial institutions for personal use.
June 3rd
The EU has announced the 6th sanctions package against Russia. The new measures include:A total ban on all Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products, which amounts to 90% of current oil imports from Russia to the EU. Seaborne crude oil will be given a 6 month phase out period, petroleum products – 8 months after entry into force. Some EU member states that are highly dependent on Russia will be temporarily exempt and allowed to receive crude oil via pipelines. However, reselling crude oil or petroleum products to third parties will not be allowed.Restrictions on chemicals that could be used to create chemical weapons.EU operators will not be allowed to insure or finance oil transport after a 6-month wind down period.3 additional Russian and 1 Belarusian bank have been removed from SWIFT.3 Russian broadcasters have been suspended: Rossiya RTR/RTR Planeta, Rossiya 24/Russia 24, and TV Centre International. To read more, click here.12 individuals and 8 entities have been added to sanctions against Belarus list.65 individuals and 18 entities have been added to sanctions against Russia list. To see full lists, click here.
June 2nd
OFAC has added 17 individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under Russian Sanctions regime, including a Russian banker Sergey Nikolaevich Gorkov, a Russian politician Dmitriy Yuryevich Grigorenko, a Russian billionaire Alexey Aleksandrovich Mordashov and his family, a Russian engineer Evgeny Grigorievich Novitsky, Vladimir Putin’s finance manager and close friend Sergei Pavlovich ROLDUGIN, and others. To see the full list of updated designations, click here.OFAC has added 16 entities to its SDN list, including IMPERIAL YACHTS SARL, NORD GOLD PLC, OOO BILDING MENEDZHMENT, PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY SEVERSTAL and others. To see the full list of updated designations, click here.
OFAC has also added 7 vessels and 3 aircrafts under Russian Sanctions regime or as a secondary sanctions risk under Ukraine/Russia related sanctions regulations. Click hereto see more details.
June 1st
The general licence INT/2022/1327076, which was issued on 10th of March by OFSI has expired on the 31st of May. For more details, click here.
May 31st
During the special meeting of the European Council on the 31-31st of May, it was announced that the 6th package of sanctions against Russia will include crude oil and petroleum products, except for crude oil that is delivered through pipelines.
May 30th
OFSI has issue 2 new general licences: INT/2022/1834876 and INT/2022/1875276. The INT/2022/1834876 licence allows ”Interim Managers and trustees to act as receiver(s) and manager(s) in respect of the property and affairs of a charity”. To see full details, click here.The INT/2022/1875276 licence allows “certain activities related to the provision of Civilian Telecommunications Services and News Media Services”. The designated entity is ZAO TransTeleCom Company. To see full details, click here.
May 27th
HMT and OFSI have amended 299 entries on the Russia Consolidated Sanctions List. The entries remain subject to an asset freeze. The full list can be found here.On the Belarus Consolidated Sanctions List, HMT and OFSI have amended the following 6 entries:BANK DABRABYT JOINT STOCK COMPANY (Group ID: 14979) – statement of reasons changed, “Last Updated” date changedCJSC BELBIZNESLIZING (Group ID: 14980) – statement of reasons changed, “Last Updated” date changedINDUSTRIAL-COMMERCIAL PRIVATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE MINOTOR-SERVICE (Group ID: 14981) – statement of reasons changed, “Last Updated” date changedJSC TRANSAVIAEXPORT AIRLINES (Group ID: 14982) – statement of reasons changed, “Last Updated” date changedLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BELINVEST-ENGINEERING (Group ID: 14983) – statement of reasons changed, “Last Updated” date changedOJSC KB RADAR-MANAGING COMPANY HOLDING RADAR SYSTEM (Group ID: 14984) – statement of reasons changed, “Last Updated” date changedOFSI has updated the general licence INT/2022/1630477. To see the updated general licence, click here.
May 25th
European Commission submits a proposal to unify the member countries’ approach to Russian sanctions evasion, suggesting making it a crime. Currently, 12 member countries consider breaking EU sanctions on Russia a criminal offence, 13 – an administrative or a criminal offence, 13 – an administrative offence. If approved, the new law would allow the member governments to confiscate assets of those that evade Russian sanctions and penalise the persons assisting the sanctions evasion, including lawyers and bankers.
May 24th
The OFSI and HMT have amended 63 entries on the Russia Consolidated Sanctions List, all entries remain subject to an asset freeze. The full list of amendments can be found here.
May 23rd
The OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1839676. Under this licence a United Kingdom Person can purchase tickets for flights or rail transportation, originating within Russia, from PJSC Aeroflot, JSC Rossiya Airlines, JSC Ural Airlines, Russian Railways or subsidiaries.
May 20th
The UK’s HMT and OFSI have amended the following 4 entries. They remain subject to an asset freeze:Olga Petrovna GRYAZNOVA (Group ID: 15195) – last name corrected, “Last Updated” date changedYuri Nikolayevich SHAMALOV (Group ID: 15393) – date of birth corrected, “Last Updated” date changedLyudmila Aleksandrovna OCHERETNAYA (Group ID: 15394) – date of birth corrected, “Last Updated” date changedMarina Vladimirovna MAGDALINA (Group ID: 15136)- name, middle name and last name order corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
May 19th
The UK’s HMT and OFSI have added the following new entries to the Russia Consolidated Sanctions list, they are now subject to an asset freeze:JSC ROSSIYA AIRLINES (Group ID: 15396)JSC URAL AIRLINES (Group ID: 15397)PJSC AEROFLOT (Group ID: 15395)The following 2 entries have been corrected on non-HTML/PDF versions of the consolidated list:GARANTEX EUROPE OU (Group ID: 15329)KAMAZ (Group ID: 15332)
May 13th
OFSI and HMT have added 12 new entries to the Russia consolidated sanctions list. All entries are subject to an asset freeze:KABAEVA, Alina MaratovnaKHMARIN, Viktor NikolaevichKLISHIN, Mikhail AlekseevichKOLBIN, Vladimir PetrovichOCHERETNAYA, Lyudmila AleksandrovnaPLEKHOV, Aleksandr GrigorevichPUTIN, Igor AlexandrovichPUTIN, Mikhail EvgenievichPUTIN, Roman IgorevichSHAMALOV, Yuri NikolayevichSHELOMOV, Mikhail LvovichZATSEPILINA, Anna Yakovlena8 entries have been amended and remain subject to an asset freeze:DIRKS, Natalia Germanova – name in non-Latin script corrected, “Last Updated” date changedDOROKHOVA, Nina Viktorovna – address corrected, “Last Updated” date changedILYASHENKO, Andrey Vitalyevich – address corrected, “Last Updated” date changedKNYAGININ, Vladimir Nikolayevich – one alias removed, new alias added, “Last Updated” date changedSHUVALOV, Evgeny Igorevich – address removed, “Last Updated” date changedSHUVALOVA, Maria Igorevna – address removed, “Last Updated” date changedVEKSELBERG, Viktor Feliksovich – date of birth corrected, “Last Updated” date changedRUSSIAN RAILWAYS – address corrected, “Last Updated” date changed2 entries have been corrected and remain subject to an asset freeze:BOLOTOVA, Maiya Nikolaevna – a new alias added, “Last Updated” date changedPIANOV, Dmitrii Vasilyevich – date of birth corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
On March 29th, OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1469378, which gives a person a wind down period to deal with any transactions involving Sovcomflot or subsidiaries. On May 13th this licence has been extended until 30th June 2022.
May 12th
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1678476. The licence allows a designated person to process payments and perform other tasks connected with ”winding down activities, basic needs and insolvency proceeding associated with the Amsterdam Trade Bank N.V.” or its subsidiaries. To see a full list of OFSI General Licences, click here.
May 11th
HMT has updated the collection of expired general licences issued by OFSI. To view the whole collection, click here.
May 9th
The UK’s OFSI and the HMT have amended 88 entries on the Russia consolidated sanctions list. All entries remain subject to an asset freeze. To see the full list of amendments, click here.
May 8th
The UK’s Department for International Trade together with HMT have announced a new sanctions package on Russia and Belarus. The new sanctions target £1.7 billion worth of trade as well as new import tariffs on goods, such as palladium and platinum, worth £1.4 billion. A ban on export of materials that Russia is most dependant on UK for, such as machinery, plastics and chemicals, is added too.The US’s OFAC has imposed sanctions on:several Sberbank executivesseveral Gazprombank board membersJoint Stock Company Moscow Industrial Bank and 10 subsidiariesLimited Liability Company Promtekhnologiya, a private defence company that produces rifles3 Russia’s state-owned television stations: Joint Stock Company Channel One Russia, Television Station Russia-1 and Joint Stock Company NTV Broadcasting CompanyThe US have identified services such as accounting, trust and corporate formation, and management consulting as prohibited to “export, reexport, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United States, or by a U.S. person, wherever located, to any person located in the Russian Federation”.
May 5th
The UK’S OFSI has issued a General Licence INT/2022/1710676, which allows “for the continuation of business operations of the North American subsidiaries” of Evraz PLC:Evraz North America plcEvraz Inc. NAEvraz Inc. NA – CanadaOFSI and the HMT have added EVRAZ PLC (Group ID: 15380) entry to the Russia consolidated sanctions list. The entity is now subject to an asset freeze.The name of an individual in one entry has been amended: Alexander Vladimirovich KOROTKIY (Group ID: 15161).8 other entries have been corrected:LEVIN, Dmitriy Olegovich – alias added, “Last Updated” date changedNESTERENKO, Tatyana Gennadevna – alias added, “Last Updated” date changedNEVEROV, Sergei Ivanovich – alias corrected, “Last Updated” date changedAKSYONOV, Sergey Valeryevich – name in non-Latin script removed, “Last Updated” date changedJAROSH, Petr Grigorievich – alias corrected, “Last Updated” date changedSTATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE OF THE ‘REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA PRODUCTIONAGRARIAN UNION MASSANDRA’ – address corrected, “Last Updated” date changedRUSSIAN NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK – the address corrected, “Last Updated” date changedSTATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE OF THE ‘REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA’ ‘CHERNOMORNEFTEGAZ’ – the address corrected, “Last Updated” date changedThe EU representative adopted a mandate on new rules to allow “Eurojust to preserve, analyse and store evidence relating to core international crimes, such as war crimes”.88Eurojust will be allowed to collect, store and safekeep war crimes evidence as well as cooperate with Europol to analyse and process that evidence.
May 4th
European Union has prepared a sixth package of sanctions against Russia. It includes:58 sanctioned individuals, including the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, many military personnel and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and his family.disconnecting the Credit Bank of Moscow, the Russian Agricultural Bank and Sberbank, from SWIFT international payments system.A total ban of three Russian state-owned broadcasters within the EU.A structured Russian oil and refined products import ban by the end of the year.The UK’s HMT and OFSI have added 63 new entries to the Russia consolidated sanctions list: 31 individuals and 32 entities, full list can be found here. They have also amended the following two entries, which are still subject to an asset freeze:ROSSIYA SEGODNYA (Group ID: 15064)TV-NOVOSTI (Group ID: 15063)OFSI has published a collection of expired General Licences. They can be found here.The UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced a ban on services exports, such as management consulting, accounting, and public relations to Russia.
April 29th
Council of the European Union marked the 25th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The council reiterated the importance of the work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and strongly condemned any use of chemical weapons.
April 28th
Joe Biden Jr. called on the US Congress to increase Ukraine’s military and humanitarian aid by $33 billion. The president also suggested seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs and giving the proceeds to Ukraine.Switzerland aligned with the EU sanctions on Russia. The new ban includes import of caviar, seafood, coal, timber, and cement.
April 27th
The OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1679676. Under this licence,” an officer of a Non-Crown Relevant Organisation is permitted to carry out their duties including through making use of powers available to them under UK legislation or common law for Asset Recovery Purposes.” To read more about this licence, click here.
April 26th
The OFSI and HMT have amended 195 entries on the consolidated Russian Sanctions list and corrected 2:Oleg Vladimirovich ONOPKO (Group ID: 15146) – Date of Birth changed to “Suspected date of birth”.Alexandra Alexandrovna USACHEVA (Group ID: 15168) – Date of Birth changed to “Suspected date of birth”.To see the full list of amended entries, click here.Gazprom, Russia’s energy giant, has halted gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria, due to their refusal to pay for supplies in Rubles. Gazprom announced that the supply will be reinstated once payments are made in Rubles. Poland’s deputy foreign minister, Marcin Przdacz, claimed that Poland will be able to handle the situation. Meanwhile, Bulgaria’s energy minister Alexander Nikolov said that April supplies have been paid for, meaning Gazprom will breach the current contract if the supply of gas is not reinstated.
April 22nd
OFSI has amended a general licence INT/2022/1280876. The licence originally allowed a responsible person to proceed with any payments “in connection to insolvency proceeding of the UK subsidiary of VTB“. It now includes Sberbank CIB (UK) Ltd.
April 21st
OFSI together with the HMT have added 26 new entries to the Russia Consolidated Sanctions List: 16 individuals and 10 entities. All entries are now subject to an asset freeze:
BELOZYOROV, Oleg ValentinovichBOGDANOVSKY, Nikolay VaselyevichCHUPRIYAN, Aleksandr PetrovichFLYUSTIKOV, ValeryKHAN, AnzhelikaKIVA, IlyaKONASHENKOV, Igor YevgenyevichKOROLYOV, Sergei BorisovichKOROTCHENKO, Igor YurievichKUPRIN, Anton ValerevichOBNOSOV, Boris ViktorovichOMURBEKOV, AzatbekPIMANOV, Aleksei ViktorovichROMANOV, Arkadiy YurevichSERDYUKOV, Andrey NikolayevichVOLOZHINSKY, Andrei OlgertovichALEKSANDROV SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE NITICENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MACHINE BUILDING JSCFEDERAL STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE DUKHOV AUTOMATICS RESEARCH INSTITUTEJSC ARZAMAS MACHINE-BUILDING PLANTJSC GTLKJSC KALASHNIKOV CONCERNLLC MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPANYPROMTECH-DUBNA JSCRADIOTECHNICAL AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCERNROCKET AND SPACE CENTRE PROGRESS JSCOFSI and HMT have amended 30 entries in the Russia Consolidated Sanctions List. Detailed changes can be found here.The European Council has added two more individuals to its Russia Sanctions Regime. Both individuals are now subject to an asset freeze and travel ban:Serhiy Vitaliyovich KurchenkoYevgeniy Viktorovich PrigozhinOFSI and HMT have amended one entry in the Belarus Consolidated Sanctions List. The individual is still subject to an asset freeze:Lidzia Mihailauna YARMOSHINA (Group ID: 13962) – an alias has been removed and a new one added.OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1630477 that allows a Person to continue to “make payments to Gazprombank or a subsidiary under a contract entered into prior to the date of this licence for the purpose of making Gas available for use in the European Union”.
Binance announced restrictions on Russian interests, restricting trading on accounts that hold over $10,800. The restriction applies to Russian nationals, persons residing in Russia, and legal entities based in Russia.
April 19th
HMRC has announced “its intention to revoke the Moscow Stock Exchange’s status as a recognised stock exchange”
April 14th
The UK has added two new entries to the Russia Consolidated Sanctions list. Both are subject to an asset freeze:Eugene TENENBAUM (Group ID: 15281) – director of Chelsea FCDavid DAVIDOVICH (Group ID: 15290) – business partner of Roman Abramovich.
April 13th
HM Treasury and OFSI have corrected 9 entries under the Belarus Consolidated Sanctions list:
AZARENOK, Grigoriy Yurievich – alias added, “Last Updated” date changed
EISMONT, Natalia Nikolayevna – alias removed, “Last Updated” date changed
IPATAU, Vadzim Dzmitryevich – POB updated, “Last Updated” date changed
HUSTYR, Yulia Chaslavauna – aliaschanged, “Last Updated” date changed
KALINOUSKY, Siarhei Aliakseevich – alias added, “Last Updated” date changed
KASYANCHYK, Alina Sergeevna – alias corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
LUKASHENKO, Viktor Aliaksandravich – alias removed, “Last Updated” date changed
SAKALOUSKI, Ivan Yurievich – alias corrected, “Last Updated” date changed
YARMOSHINA, Lidzia Mihailauna – non-Latin name corrected, alias added, position corrected, “Last Updated” date changedHM Treasury and OFSI have added 206 new entries to the Russia Consolidated Sanctions list. Full list can be accessed here.
Russia has sanctioned 398 members of the US congress after Joe Biden Jr. has called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “genocide”.European Council came to an agreement to recommend EU member states set up schemes that would allow exchanges between Ukrainian hryvnias and other European currencies. The recommendation comes after EU banks’ unwillingness to exchange hryvnia due to exchange rate risks.
April 12th
The general licence INT/2022/1438977, that OFSI has issued in March, has been revoked.European Council has adopted a legislative act to allocate additional 3.5 billion euros in total for 2022 to the EU countries hosting refugees in 2022.
April 11th
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/132707657, which allows continuous operation of the Chelsea Football Club, owned and controlled by Roman Akadyevich Abramovich. All permissions are explained in the OFSI notice.HM Treasury has amended the following entries:Evgeny Alekseevich FEDOROV (Group ID: 14602) – “Last Updated” date changedTigran Organesovich KHUDAVERDYAN (Group ID: 14971) – name changedKaterina Vladimirovna TIKHONOVA (Group ID: 15079) – name changed
April 8th
HM Treasury has followed OFAC and sanctioned Vladimir Putin’s and Sergeĭ Lavrov’s daughters:Katerina Vladimirovna TIKHONOVA (Group ID: 15079)Yekaterina Sergeyevna VINOKUROVA (Group ID: 15080)Maria Vladimirovna VORONTSOVA (Group ID: 15078)HM Treasury has amended the Evgeny Alekseevich FEDOROV (Group ID: 14602) entry, changing the individual’s passport number.The EU adopted a fifth sanctions package against Russia. Sanctions include:A prohibition to buy, import or transfer coal and other solid fossil fuels, originated or exported from Russia, into the EU. This ban comes into effect in August 2022.A prohibition to give Russian vessels access to EU ports. Agricultural, food products, humanitarian aid and energy are exempt.A ban on Russian/Belarusian freight road operators, running within the EU. Agricultural, food products, humanitarian aid and energy are exempt.Further and new bans on exported products: jet fuel, quantum computers, advanced semiconductors, high-end electronics, software, sensitive machinery, transportation equipment, wood, cement, fertilisers, seafood, liquor.“A general EU ban on participation of Russian companies in public procurement in member states”.Extended ban on deposits to crypto-wallets, banknote and transferrable securities’ sale to Russia or Belarus.EU Council sanctioned companies, oligarchs, businesspeople, Kremlin officials, family members, whose products, influence or technology aided the invasion. 217 individuals and 18 entities have been sanctioned under the fifth sanction package. Full list can be accessed here.A full transaction ban on four key Russian banks followed.
April 6th
UK Treasury and OFSI have added 10 new entries to the Russian Sanctions consolidated list. All entries are now subject to an asset freeze:IVANOV, Sergei Sergeivich, a Russian senior official and politician, has served as the Special Representative of the PresidentROTENBERG, Boris Borisovich, professional Russian footballerAKIMOV, Andrey Igorevich, Chairman of the Management Board of GazprombankDYUKOV, Alexander Valeryevich, Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft (subsidiary of Gazprom)KOGOGIN, Sergey Anatolyevich, Chief Executive Officer of KAMAZ, the largest truck producer in RussiaGURYEV, Andrey Grigoryevich, Russian billionaire, former head of PhosAgro, phosphate-based fertilizer producersMIKHELSON, Leonid Viktorovich, Russian-Israeli billionaire, chairman and major shareholder of Novatek, a Russian gas companyKANTOR, Viatcheslav, Russian businessman, head of the Acron Group, mineral fertilizer producer and distributorCREDIT BANK OF MOSCOWPJSC SBERBANK (PUBLIC JOINT-STOCK COMPANY SBERBANK)The following entries have been amended and are still subject to an asset freeze:GAZPROMBANK (Group ID: 15015)RUSSIAN AGRICULTURAL BANK (Group ID: 15016)PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY “UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION” (Group ID: 14186)JSC RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION CORPORATION URALVAGONZAVOD (Group ID: 14188)VEB.RF (Group ID: 14198)VTB BANK (PUBLIC JOINT-STOCK COMPANY) (Group ID: 14195)GAZPROMBANK (Group ID: 13081)PJSC SBERBANK (PUBLIC JOINT-STOCK COMPANY SBERBANK) (Group ID: 13079)ROSSELKHOZBANK (Group ID: 13083)UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Group ID: 13121)URALVAGONZAVOD (Group ID: 13122)VNESHECONOMBANK (VEB) (Group ID: 13082)VTB BANK (Group ID: 13080)
OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1544176. The licence allows for a 30-day wind down period of positions involving the Credit Bank of Moscow.OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1277877. The licence allows for a wind down period until the 24 June in respect of clearing and correspondent banking prohibitions. The designated person of the licence is PJSC Sberbank.
US President Joe Biden Jr. announced a prohibition on all new investments in and services to the Russian Federation by U.S persons, found in and outside the U.S.The US OFAC has also added many individuals, entities and vessels to the Russian sanctions consolidated list, including:MEDVEDEV, Dmitry Anatolievich, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of RussiaSERYSHEV, Anatoliy Anatolievich, the Plenipotentiary Representative to the Siberian Federal DistrictVINOKUROVA, Yekaterina Sergeyevna, the daughter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian FederationCHAYKA, Yuriy Yakovlevich, Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal DistrictPUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY SBERBANK OF RUSSIASBERBANK EUROPE AG
In a speech on the 6th of April, the European Council president has pledged to implement even more Sanctions on Russia within EU level, including a ban on coal imports, extra measures on oil and gas, ban on Russian vessels and Russian/Belarusian road transport operators, a full transaction ban on additional banks.
The United States’ OFAC has sanctioned Vladimir Putin’s daughters Maria Putina and Katerina Tikhonova.
April 5th
OFSI has amended the WAGNER GROUP (Group ID: 15033) entry. The “Last Updated” date has been changed to 05.01.2022.Finland has seized 21 luxury yachts to investigate whether they belong to Russian Oligarchs or not. Italy is currently dealing with the same issue trying to name the real owner of the $700 million superyacht Scheherazade, which is rumoured to belong to Vladimir Putin himself.Poland committed to banning all Russian coal by May and oil imports by the end of the year.
April 4th
OFSI has amended the Andrey Anatolyevich TURCHAK (Group ID: 14708) entry. The individual remains subejct to an asset freeze.OFSI has issued a general licence INT/2022/1495176 under the Russian Sanctions regulations. Under this licence, “A Person may provide financial services for the purposes of the receipt and onward transfer of non-rouble denominated interest/coupon or maturity/principal payments from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (or those persons set out in regulation 18A (2) (d) – (e) of the Russia Regulations) in connection with debt issued by them before 1 March 2022. A Person or Relevant Institution can carry out any activity reasonably necessary to effect this”.
April 2nd
Lithuania ceases Russian natural gas imports. To secure its domestic needs, all natural gas will be imported via the liquified natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Klaipeda.
March 31st
HM Treasury has added 14 new entries to the Russia consolidated sanctions list:
ANISIMOV, Anton Sergeevich, Head of Sputnik International Broadcasting
ARESHEV, Andrey Grigoryevich, Director at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
BESPALOV, Anton Sergeyevich, Social Media Editor at the Strategic Culture Foundation
BRILEV, Sergey Borisovich, TV anchor on Russia state-owned media Rossiya
BUBNOVA, Irina Sergeyevna, Social Media Editor at the Strategic Culture Foundation
MAKSIMENKO, Vladimir Ilich, Director at the Strategic Culture Foundation
MIZINTSEV, Mikhail Yevgenyevich, Russian Colonel-General
NIKOLOV, Alexey Lvovich, Managing Director of RT
SAENKO, Sergei Ivanovich, Social Media Operations, Strategic Culture Foundation
SKOROKHODOVA, Natalya Petrovna, Human Resources, Finance, Strategic Culture Foundation
ZAMLELOVA, Svetlana Georgiyevna, Chief Editor, Journal Kamerton.
ZHAROV, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, Chief Executive Officer of Gazprom-Media and former Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor)
ROSSIYA SEGODNYA a media group owned and operated by the Russian government.
TV-NOVOSTI, the institution that controls RT and is funded by the Kremlin.
March 30th
OFSI has amended Sergey Pavlovich IVANOV (Group ID: 14964) entry on the Russian consolidated sanctions list, changing the date of when it was last updated.
OFSI has deleted a duplicate Aleksander Aleksandrovich MIKHEEV (Group ID: 14985) entry in the Russian consolidated sanctions list.
OFSI has amended OJSC KB RADAR-MANAGING COMPANY HOLDING RADAR SYSTEM (Group ID: 14984) on the Belarus consolidated sanctions list, changing the date the entry was last updated.
March 24th
The UK’s Fraud Prevention Community CIFAS has warned the public to stay vigilant when donating: fraudsters have been reportedly using emails and various forum posts to ask public to donate cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum to fake online crypto addresses, which they claim belong to the Ukrainian government. The funds not only do not reach the intended recipient but could also be used for further crime.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has added the following entries to the Belarus Sanctions regime. They are subject to an asset freeze:
BANK DABRABYT JOINT STOCK COMPANY (Group ID: 14979)
CJSC BELBIZNESLIZING (Group ID: 14980)
INDUSTRIAL-COMMERCIAL PRIVATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE MINOTOR-SERVICE (Group ID: 14981)
JSC TRANSVIAEXPORT AIRLINES (Group ID: 14982)
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BELINVEST-ENGINEERING (Group ID: 14983)
OJSC KB RADAR-MANAGING COMPANY HOLDING RADAR SYSTEM (Group ID: 14984)
59 new entries have been added to the Russia Sanctions regime by the FCDO: including 33 individuals and 26 entities, such as:
SMP BANK
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS
GAZPROMBANK
ALFA-BANK JSC
Russian entity CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND MECHANICS has been added to the designated list under Cyber Sanctions regime by the OFSI and HM Treasury. It is subjected to an asset freeze.
OFSI has issued 2 general licences: INT/2022/1424276 and INT/2022/1424277. INT/2022/1424277 allows a person to wind down any transactions including the closing out of positions with Bank Dabrabyt Joint Stock Company or its subsidiaries. INT/2022/1424276 allows a person to wind down any transactions to which it is party including the closing out of positions. This licence does not include:
Alfa Bank JSCGazPromBankRosselkhozbankSMP BankUral Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentAny subsidiaries of the above
The UK has banned Russia’s national airline Aeroflot.The UK is planning to restrict trade with Russia even more – targeting electronics, telecommunications, aerospace.The UK sanctioned major companies:
Russia’s biggest defence company Rostec
Tactical Missile Corporation, Russia’s air and sea missile supplier
Tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod
United Aircraft Corporation
United Shipbuilding Corporation
Kronshtadt Orion, the main producer of Russian drones,
The Wagner Group
The world’s largest diamond producer Alrosa
The UK will soon implement sanctions on 571 members of the Duma and Federation Council.
The UK introduced a full asset freeze on VTB and froze assets of all Russian banks. These individuals have received asset freeze and travel restrictions to the UK:
Kirill Shamalov
Petr Fradkov
Denis Bortnikov
Yury Slyusar
Elena Aleksandrovna Georgieva
Eugene Shvidler, billionaire oil tycoon
Oleg Tinkov, Tinkoff bank founder
Herman Gref, Sberbank CEO
Polina Kovaleva, Lavrov’s stepdaughter
Galina Danilchenko, “mayor” of Melitopol, Ukraine, installed by Russia
Oleg E Aksyutin, Deputy Chairman at Gazprom PJSC
Didier Casimiro, the 1st VP of Rosneft, Russian oil company
Zeljko Runje, Deputy Chairman of Rosneft
March 22nd
OFSI issued a general licence INT/2022/1381276. Under this licence, the entity “may provide financial services for the purposes of winding down any derivatives, repurchase, and reverse repurchase transactions entered into prior to 1 March 2022 with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.”
March 21st
Russia threatens to cut ties with the US following Joe Biden Jr calling Vladimir Putin a war criminal.Russia bans Facebook and Instagram in the country, claiming Meta is “extremist”, while Meta’s WhatsApp remains as a means of communication.Russia is allegedly in talks about imposing a 10-year ban on foreign companies that exited Russian markets unless they return until May 1st. EU ministers agree on additional 500 million euros under the European Peace Facility. EU foreign affairs and defence ministers approve the Strategic Compass, as part of an action plan to strengthen the EU’s security and defence policy by 2030.
March 18th
21 Russian entries have been amended by OFSI but are still under asset freeze. 2 individuals were removed:
VOROBYOV, Yury Leonidovich
BOLOTOVA, Maya Nikolaevna
The UK has issued 8 general licenses.There are currently 945 individuals and 72 entities sanctioned under the UK Sanctions regime. 800 individuals and entities since the invasion of Ukraine.
The UK’s HMT and OFSI have amended 41 Belarusian entries (39 individuals, 2 entities) which are still subject to asset freeze.On 9th of March a general licence INT/2022/1322576 has been issued by OFSI. Under the license, “a flight data provider may make payment(s) directly or via a relevant institution to Belaeronavigatsia for aeronautical information publication data”.
March 17th
The Finance, Justice, Home Affairs, and Trade Ministers and European Commissioners have signed a joint commitment to prioritize and work together to uncover, restrain, freeze, confiscate or forfeit the assets of the sanctioned individuals and entities. The consignees were representatives from the USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the EU Commission.The European Commission set up a “Freeze and Seize” taskforce to ensure sanction implementation coordination at EU-level. This taskforce will work together with the newly introduced G7 “Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs” (REPO) taskforce.
March 16th
The Ukrainian and Russian governments have been reportedly making considerable progress in peace talks. The draft deal included Ukraine becoming neutral: renouncing the wishes to join NATO and promising not to host any international military and weaponry bases as well as recognising the annexation of Crime and the Donetsk and Lugansk separatist governments. If they were to seal the deal, Russia would remove the troops that entered Ukraine on the 24th of February.
On that same day Joe Biden Jr. announced a $800mn security aid package to Ukraine, including anti-aircraft weapons and drones.
March 15th
The EU sanctioned Roman Abramovich and Marina Ovsyannikova.
The EU also banned investments in Russia’s energy sector, exports of precious stones, clothes and carpets worth more than 300 EUR.
The UK announced new sanctions against 370 Russian, Belarusian individuals and entities, including 51 oligarchs and their families, whose total estimated net worth surpasses £140bn. Some of the oligarchs sanctioned:
Petr Olegovich Aven, former head of the Alfa Bank
Mikhail Maratovic Fridman, co-founder of the Alfa Group.
Konstantin Lvovich Ernst, CEO of Channel One Russia.
Sergei Pavlovich Roldugin, famous for Panama Papers and a close friend of Putin.
Nikolay Terentievich Shamalov, sanctioned on the 14th of March, owns a large part of the Bank of Russia.
Vladimir Putin was sanctioned on the 25th of February 2022, first by the European External Action Service and OFSI. Australian, Swiss, Japanese, Canadian and American institutions followed shortly after.
Canada sanctioned 15 more Russian military defence officials.
March 11th
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has condemned Russia’s actions against Ukraine and states that EBA is working on restrictive measures with “relevant authorities to ensure proper implementation by all financial institutions of these restrictive measures”.EU heads of state held an informal meeting on 10-11 March, where the council decided to impose a 4th Sanctions package on Russia. The Heads have signed the Versailles declaration.The decision was to:
Prohibit all transactions with certain state-owned entities
Prohibit the provision of any credit rating services
Expand the sanctioned persons list on whom tighter export restrictions are imposed on dual-use goods
Prohibit new investments in the Russian energy sector
Further trade restrictions concerning iron, steel and luxury goods
Russian government has sanctioned some key US democratic officials, including Antony Blinken, Jen Psaki, Hillary Clinton, Lloyd Austin. They also tried to sanction the President but missed the Jr for Joe Biden Jr and instead sanctioned his now deceased father, Joe Biden.
March 10th
HM Treasury has added 7 entries to the Russian consolidated list:
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (Group ID: 14212)
Igor Ivanovich Sechin (Group ID: 14213)
Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (Group ID: 14214)
Dmitri Alekseevich Lebedev (Group ID: 14215)
Alexei Borisovich Miller (Group ID: 14216)
Andrei Leonidovich Kostin (Group ID: 14217)
Nikolai Petrovich Tokarev (Group ID: 14218)
March 9th
The European Commission has sanctioned 160 individuals.HM Treasury added 386 individuals to the Russia Sanctions regime.3 of Belarusian banks were cut off from Swift, a prohibition on transaction with the Central Bank of Belarus issued, bringing the Russian and Belarusian sanctions into greater alignment.
Liz Truss, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, has outlined new powers to detain Russian aircraft, as well as ban on aviation export and space-related goods and technology.
The EU Council decided to extend the travel restrictions, asset freezing to the 862 sanctioned individuals and 53 entities until 15th September 2022.
March 8th
President Biden announced a US ban on imported Russian oil.
March 3rd
The FCDO has added new entries to the consolidated list. All subject to asset freeze:
Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov (Group ID: 14209)
Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov (Group ID: 14210)
March 1st
OFSI has issued 3 general licences INT/2022/1277777, INT/20221277778, and INT/2022/1277877. Under these licences entities are given different wind down periods. 2 other general licences INT/2022/1280876 and INT/2022/1280976 both issued to allow VTB Capital and its UK subsidiaries to make payments, perform prudential supervision and maintenance.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has added new entries to the UK Sanctions consolidated list:
Andrei Burdyko (Group ID: 14203)
Victor Vladimirovich Gulevich (Group ID: 14204)
Sergei Simonenko (Group ID: 14205)
Andrey Zhuk (Group ID: 14206)
JSC 558 Aircraft Repair Plant (Group ID: 14201)
JSC Integral (Group ID: 1420)
Kirill Alexandrovich Dmitriev (Group ID: 14208)
Russian Direct Investment Fund (Group ID: 14207)
OFSI has also issued a prohibition to any UK individual or entity from supplying financial services to:the Central Bank of the Russian Federationthe National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federationthe Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federationa person owned or controlled directly or indirectly by any of the persons above; ora person acting on behalf of or at the direction of any of the persons above
February 28th
The UK has added 5 entries to the consolidated list. All are subject to an asset freeze:
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Group ID: 14196)
Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov (Group ID: 14197)
VEB.RF (Group ID: 14198)
BANK OTKRITIE FINANCIAL CORPORATION PJSC (Group ID: 14199)
PJSC SOVOCOMBANK (Group ID: 141200)
February 27th
EU President Ursula von der Leyen announced three new sanction packages, which include all Russian aircraft ban in the EU airspace and sanction targets on media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik.
February 25th
OFSI has issued a General Licence INT/2022/1272278. The licence allows a person or relevant institution to wind down any transactions with VTB Bank or the UK subsidiary.
February 24th
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation and HM Treasury has amended the “last updated” dates of three entries:
UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Group ID: 13121)
URALVAGONZAVOD (Group ID: 13122)
VTB BANK (Group ID: 13080)
President Biden announces OFAC (Office of Foreign Asset Control) Sanctions on Public Joint Stock Company Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank) and VTB Bank Public Joint Stock Company (VTB Bank) which are no longer able to process payments through the US financial system. All US financial institutions were ordered to close any Sberbank correspondent accounts and to reject future transactions.