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UK: UK and EU Sanctions in Response to Russian recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk

www.dentons.com/en/insights/alerts/2022/february/22/uk-and-eu-sanctions-in-response-to-russian-recognition-of-donetsk-and-luhansk
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www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-consolidated-list-of-targets
www.mishcon.com/news/the-uk-government-has-sanctioned-five-russian-banks-and-three-individuals-in-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine
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kurtinlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/U.S.-E.U.-Russia-Sanctions-2.28.2022.pdf
www.subjecttoinquiry.com/2022/02/us-and-allies-significantly-expand-sanctions/#page=1
www.cadwalader.com/resources/clients-friends-memos/taking-stock-a-survey-of-the-new-russia-sanctions-landscape
ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_22_1423
www.haynesboone.com/news/publications/the-impact-of-recent-russian-sanctions-on-european-lenders-and-english-law-governed-financings
www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2022/03/uk-and-eu-impose-further-ukraine-related-sanctions?sid=df6dbb09-4d74-4642-bbf0-2770dcd6c888
www.capitallaw.co.uk/news/2022/04/14/complying-with-the-uk-financial-sanctions-regime-for-russia/

Update:
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www.steptoeinternationalcomplianceblog.com/2022/03/update-uk-announces-new-sanctions-on-russian-banks-issues-general-licences/#page=1
www.clydeco.com/en/insights/2022/2/the-swift-switch
www.whitecase.com/publications/alert/new-eu-sanctions-asset-freezes-tightened-capital-market-sanctions-and-broad
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www.lalive.law/overview-of-eu-swiss-and-uk-sanctions-on-russia-and-belarus/
www.globalcompliancenews.com/2022/03/07/united-kingdom-uk-designates-5-russian-banks-and-3-individuals-in-response-to-the-situation-in-ukraine-22022022/#page=1
www.mofo.com/resources/insights/220304-risk-increase-uk-government-seeks.html
www.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2022/march/7/uk-imposes-further-sanctions-in-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine
www.oppenhoff.eu/en/news-detail/ukraine-war-applicable-sanctions-in-a-nutshell
www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2022/03/us-uk-and-eu-ramp-up-sanctions-and-export-controls-as-russia-invasion-of-ukraine-continues
gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/articles/2022/navigating-russian-sanctions/
www.lalive.law/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/LALIVE_Sanctions-overview-11-March-2022-Update.pdf
www.gov.uk/government/news/abramovich-and-deripaska-among-seven-oligarchs-targeted-in-estimated-15bn-sanction-hit
www.gov.uk/government/news/chelsea-fc-granted-licence-to-continue-operating
ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_1724
www.cov.com/en/news-and-insights/insights/2022/03/us-prohibits-new-investment-in-russian-energy-sector
www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sanctions-update-further-measures-taken-by-uk-eu-and-us-in-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-including-the-uks-new-economic-crime-transparency-and-enforcement-act/
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www.goodwinlaw.com/publications/2022/03/03_09-uk-sanctions-russia
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www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/articles/the-joint-statement-on-sanctions-issued-by-the-financial-regulatory-authorities/
www.dlapiper.com/en/morocco/insights/publications/2022/03/explaining-swift-and-recent-actions/
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www.squirepattonboggs.com/-/media/files/insights/publications/2022/03/additional-us-uk-and-eu-sanctions-on-russia/russia_sanctions.pdf
www.finance-disputes.co.uk/2022/03/cryptoasset-firms-and-sanctions/#page=1
www.morganlewis.com/blogs/sourcingatmorganlewis/2022/03/sanctions-apply-to-cryptoasset-sector-uk-financial-regulators-confirm#page=1
www.gov.uk/government/news/oligarchs-aircraft-and-ships-targeted-through-new-legal-powers
abreuadvogados.com/en/conhecimento/publicacoes/sanctions-on-russia-impact-in-the-crypto-actives-markets/
gtlawinfo.com/rv/ff008e51b60337d07c6963590d478a37d6269485
hsfnotes.com/fsrandcorpcrime/2022/04/11/sanctions-tracker-latest-eu-and-uk-sanctions-against-russia/#page=1
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maples.com/en/knowledge-centre/2022/4/new-eu-ban-on-selling-investment-funds-to-russian-or-belarusian-persons
www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2022/04/do-chinese-subsidiaries-of-eu-shareholders-and-eu-nationals?cc_lang=en
ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/business_economy_euro/banking_and_finance/documents/faqs-sanctions-russia-investment-funds_en.pdf
us.eversheds-sutherland.com/portalresource/Russia_and_Belarus_sanctions_update_-_19_May_22.pdf
www.osborneclarke.com/insights/fca-encourages-reporting-financial-sanctions
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/06/03/russia-s-aggression-against-ukraine-eu-adopts-sixth-package-of-sanctions/
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2022:153:TOC
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/06/03/russia-s-aggression-against-ukraine-the-eu-targets-additional-65-individuals-and-18-entities/
www.sullivanlaw.com/news-Important-Changes-to-the-UK-Office-of-Financial-Sanctions-Implementations-Enforcement-Powers-Come-into-Force-On-June-15-2022.html
www.shlegal.com/insights/uk-and-eu-sanctions-recent-developments
data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10355-2022-INIT/en/pdf
www.mccannfitzgerald.com/knowledge/disputes/eu-sanctions-targeting-russia-further-developments
www.osborneclarke.com/insights/new-sanctions-reporting-obligation-crypto-asset-exchanges-and-custodian-wallet-providers
www.engage.hoganlovells.com/knowledgeservices/news/uk-introduces-new-sanctions-measures-and-extends-ofsi-reporting-obligations
www.orrick.com/en/Insights/2022/07/Expansion-of-UK-Sanctions-Legislation-Relating-to-Russia-July-2022
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/801/pdfs/uksiem_20220801_en.pdf
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/801/made
gtlawinfo.com/rv/ff009572b515f7a4963901d19f49931f897f6d86
restructuring.mofo.com/topics/the-curious-case-of-vtb-banks-uk-administration#page=1
www.step.org/system/files/media/files/2022-07/STEP%20Position%20Paper%20on%20EU%20sanctions%20Update%2028.07.22.pdf
gtlawinfo.com/rv/ff0095983fdb40cc5cafa3ce184b929f7ab436ab
riskandcompliance.freshfields.com/post/102ht8z/fca-enforcement-action-on-russian-sanctions#page=1
www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2022/08/uks-red-alert-on-financial-sanctions-evasion
payment-law.eu/artikel/eu-russland-belarus-sanktionen-fuer-banken-und-andere-zahlungsdienstleister/#page=1
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1095791/Notice_Russia_020822.pdf
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/08/04/russia-s-aggression-against-ukraine-the-eu-imposes-restrictive-measures-on-viktor-and-oleksandr-yanukovych/
www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/articles/russia-sanctions-round-up-of-the-key-uk-legislative-developments/
www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2022/02/neue-eu-russland-sanktionen-im-zuge-der-ukrainekrise
www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2022/08/dqr-new-obligations-on-crypto-businesses-to-report-under-the-uk-sanctions-regime
www.bclplaw.com/en-GB/insights/new-sanctions-reporting-obligations-on-cryptoasset-providers.html
www.steptoeinternationalcomplianceblog.com/2022/09/new-uk-sanctions-legislation-expands-mandatory-financial-sanctions-reporting-obligations-to-include-crypto-providers/#page=1
www.steptoeinternationalcomplianceblog.com/2022/10/uk-announces-further-russia-sanctions-with-expanded-services-ban-new-export-ban-on-goods-asset-freeze-measures-and-measures-relating-to-the-failure-of-sanctioned-russian-banks/#page=1
www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/articles/the-european-union-s-eighth-sanctions-package/
www.mccannfitzgerald.com/knowledge/disputes/eu-sanctions-targeting-russia-authorisations-seeking-release-of-frozen-funds-or-economic-resources-are-the-preserve-of-the-central-bank
www.friedfrank.com/news-and-insights/eu_s-eighth-russian-sanctions-10765?utm
www.taylorwessing.com/zh-hant/insights-and-events/insights/2022/02/neue-eu-russland-sanktionen-im-zuge-der-ukrainekrise
www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2022/11/russia-sanctions-update-uk-introduces-new-sanctions-against-russia?cc_lang=en
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1110/contents/made
www.gov.uk/government/news/sanctions-in-response-to-putins-illegal-annexation-of-ukrainian-regions
www.shlegal.com/insights/uk-sanctions-prohibition-on-the-maritime-transportation-of-crude-and-petroleum-oil-and-products
www.steptoeinternationalcomplianceblog.com/2022/12/uk-introduces-new-wave-of-russia-financial-and-trade-sanctions/#page=1
www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2022/12/eu-issues-new-measures-against-russia?cc_lang=en
www.ropesgray.com/en/newsroom/alerts/2023/01/russia-ukraine-crisis-uk-and-eu-impose-further-sanctions-on-russia-and-implement-the-oil-price-cap
hsfnotes.com/sanctions/2023/02/17/sanctions-tracker-eu-announces-details-of-tenth-russia-sanctions-package/
ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_23_907
blog.macfarlanes.com/post/102ig8n/trust-services-sanctions-guidance-including-the-thorny-issue-of-persons-connecte
ofsi.blog.gov.uk/2023/05/30/trust-services-sanctions-5-months-on/
www.gov.uk/government/news/new-legislation-allows-russian-sanctions-to-remain-until-compensation-is-paid-to-kyiv
www.gov.uk/government/news/new-law-imposes-fresh-sanctions-on-russia-accessing-uk-legal-expertise
www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/new-russia-sanctions-target-legal-services/5116486.article
www.newlawjournal.co.uk/content/breach-of-new-russia-sanctions-career-ending-for-lawyers
www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/ban-on-providing-legal-advisory-services-to-russians-comes-into-force
UK sanctions relating to Russia: New legal advisory services ban, trade sanctions enforcement and non-government controlled Ukrainian territory additions | White & Case LLP (whitecase.com)
www.gfsc.gg/news/sanctions-notice-russia-58
Applying for a Derogation under EU Regulation 269/2014 – WILLIAM FRY
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP – Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP – Private Capital Conversations (srz.com)
EUR-Lex – 32023R1765 – EN – EUR-Lex (europa.eu)
European Commission Publishes Guidance to EU Operators on Implementing Enhanced Due Diligence to Prevent Circumvention of Sanctions Against Russia | Hughes Hubbard & Reed
EU to cease sanctions against three Russian businessmen this week, sources say | Reuters
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU individual sanctions over territorial integrity prolonged for a further six months – Consilium (europa.eu)
Significant Court of Appeal Judgment on Litigation Involving Parties Subject to Russia Sanctions – In Brief: European Disputes Blog (weil.com)
www.noerr.com/de/insights/russland-sanktionen-reportingpflichten-fuer-eu-banken-konkretisiert

European Countries:
www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-87386.html
neo.law/2022/03/01/cysec-circular-c489-to-regulated-entities-on-eu-councils-restrictive-measures/
www.iomfsa.im/fsa-news/2022/mar/sanctions-update-1700pm-2nd-march-2022/
www.gfsc.gg/news/sanctions-notice-russia-5
www.jerseyfsc.org/news-and-events/statement-from-the-minister-of-external-relations-in-response-to-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-and-the-implementation-of-subsequent-sanctions/
www.blomstein.com/en/news.php?n=the-latest-financial-sanctions-against-russia-an-overview
ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_1484
www.whitecase.com/publications/alert/eu-de-swifts-seven-russian-banks-prohibits-investments-rdif-restricts
www.jerseyfsc.org/industry/guidance-and-policy/dealing-with-customers-who-present-a-higher-risk-of-money-laundering-the-financing-of-terrorism-and-the-financing-of-proliferation-together-financial-crime/
www.jerseyfsc.org/news-and-events/joint-risk-statement-to-the-financial-services-industry-customer-relationships-associated-with-russia-and-belarus/
www.jerseyfsc.org/news-and-events/russia-and-belarus-supplementary-data-collection-exercise/
www.gov.je/News/2022/Pages/StatementFromJFSCAndGoJ.aspx
www.mhc.ie/latest/insights/russia-ukraine-sanctions-a-wake-up-call-for-irish-financial-service-providers
beauchamps.ie/publications/1093
www.gov.je/News/2022/Pages/Search-warrants.aspx
www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/economic-sanctions-aml/publications/seizure-of-russian-oligarch-s-yacht-provides-insight-into-evasive-financial-conduct?id=42882
www.oppenhoff.eu/de/news-detail/investitionspruefungen-kein-spielraum-bei-auslaendischen-direktinvestitionen-aus-russland-und-belarus
www.oppenhoff.eu/de/news-detail/sanktionen-neuer-rechtsrahmen-fuer-effektive-sanktionsdurchsetzung-in-kraft-getreten
www.jerseyfsc.org/news-and-events/amendments-to-the-sanctions-and-asset-freezing-law-have-come-into-force-today/
www.gov.je/gazette/Pages/FinancialSanctionsNoticeSAFLAmendmentNo2.aspx
www.jerseyfsc.org/news-and-events/our-consolidated-amlcft-handbook-officially-takes-effect-today/
www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-unilateral-coercive-measures/resources-unilateral-coercive-measures/guidance-note-overcompliance-unilateral-sanctions-and-its-harmful-effects-human-rights
ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_4548
ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_22_4548/IP_22_4548_EN.pdf
www.steptoeinternationalcomplianceblog.com/2022/07/uk-red-alert-on-russian-financial-sanctions-evasion-offers-a-timely-reminder-of-the-importance-of-risk-based-due-diligence/#page=1
www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/605-necc-financial-sanctions-evasion-russian-elites-and-enablers/file
www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2022/12/uk-expands-prohibitions-on-providing-services
www.burges-salmon.com/news-and-insight/legal-updates/uk-extends-russian-sanctions-to-trust-services
ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/FS_22_1402
www.mayerbrown.com/en/perspectives-events/publications/2022/12/russia-sanctions-eu-adopts-9th-sanctions-package
www.dechert.com/knowledge/onpoint/2022/12/russia-sanctions–where-are-we-now-and-what-could-be-next-.html
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/01/27/russia-eu-prolongs-economic-sanctions-over-russia-s-military-aggression-against-ukraine/
Financial Services Compliance
www.step.org/system/files/media/files/2023-04/STEP-guidance-note-on-the-trust-services-prohibition-in-the-UK-Russia-sanctions-regime-240423.pdf
www.step.org/system/files/media/files/2023-04/STEP-general-overview-of-sanctions-against-Russia-240423.pdf
www.jerseyfsc.org/news-and-events/new-sanctions-compliance-obligations-in-effect-from-1-july-2023/
www.jerseyfsc.org/media/6548/section-6-ongoing-monitoring.pdf
www.jerseyfsc.org/news-and-events/amendments-to-sanctions-and-asset-freezing-jersey-law/
www.gov.je/gazette/Pages/FinancialSanctionsNoticeSanctionsandAsset-Freezing(AmendmentNo.3)(Jersey)2023.aspx
Financial Restrictions on Russia Increase with Additional Focus on Sanctions Circumvention | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2023/2121.html
EU Court upholds 1 and rejects 6 Russia de-listing applications – EU Sanctions (europeansanctions.com)
CURIA – Documents (europa.eu)
EU court upholds sanctions against 7 Russians – POLITICO
US, EU And UK Maintain Pressure Through Russia Sanctions | Shearman & Sterling
Financial Sanctions—Systems and Controls for FCA Firms | Paul Hastings LLP
Sanctions Notice – Russia (Designated Person Asset Reporting) — GFSC
www.dlapiper.com/en/insights/publications/2023/12/the-uks-newly-announced-office-of-trade-sanctions-implementation
hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2024/01/23/high-court-confirms-debtor-must-prove-illegality-where-payment-withheld-as-a-result-of-sanctions/#page=1
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/01/29/russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-council-renews-economic-sanctions-for-a-further-6-months/
globalsanctions.co.uk/2024/01/eu-renews-russia-sanctions-makes-human-rights-designations/
globalsanctions.co.uk/2024/02/eu-court-dismisses-usmanov-shuvalov-russia-de-listing-applications/
curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=282542&pageIndex=0&doclang=FR&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=166872
curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=282543&pageIndex=0&doclang=FR&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=166872
hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2024/02/13/high-court-orders-payment-into-court-by-russian-claimant-as-security-for-defendant-banks-costs-in-context-of-sanctions-case/#page=1
globalsanctions.co.uk/2024/02/uk-court-rejects-anzhelika-khans-russia-designation-challenge/
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2024/361.html
www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/expertise/sanctions/articles/deter-disrupt-and-demonstrate/
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2024-03/cp240049en.pdf
curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_7052/en/
blogs.duanemorris.com/europeansanctionsenforcement/2024/03/29/united-kingdom-joint-sanctions-investigation-with-us-into-20-billion-crypto-transactions/#page=1
globalsanctions.co.uk/2024/04/fridman-avens-previous-eu-designations-held-unlawful/
finreg.shearman.com/European-Court-ofnbsp
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2024-04/cp240061en.pdf
www.hilldickinson.com/insights/articles/uk-government-publishes-sanctions-strategy

See also:
www.dlapiper.com/en/us/insights/publications/2022/03/explaining-swift-and-recent-actions/
www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2022/germany/ecb-and-bafin-consumer-report-on-sberbank-europe-ag-and-its-subsidiaries-in-croatia-and-slovenia
www.globalcompliancenews.com/2022/03/11/austria-sberbank-europe-ag-placed-under-moratorium-by-the-austrian-fma-02032022/#page=1
www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/38-million-superyacht-phi-detained-in-canary-wharf
www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2022/04/europe-to-pay-for-russian-gas-in-rubles-has-anything-really-changed
www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/insights/insights-briefings/2022/finance/borrowers-steer-clear-of-sanctions-speed-bumps/
www.bclplaw.com/en-US/insights/new-sanctions-reporting-obligations-on-cryptoasset-providers.html
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/blog-series-sanctions-enforcement-around-the-g7-the-uk-perspective/#page=1
www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/articles/financial-institutions-and-sanctions-compliance/
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2023-12/cp230195en.pdf
curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_7052/en/?annee=2023