Zelensky imposes sanctions on former advisor Oleksiy Arestovych
Volodymyr Zelensky imposed personal sanctions against Oleksiy Arestovych, former advisor to the Ukrainian President’s Office, who now lives outside of Ukraine. The move came as part of a sanctions package against a list of 76 individuals and 81 companies, compiled by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council. Arestovych, who was one of Zelensky’s most outspoken […]
US expands sanctions against Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The U.S. government announced new economic sanctions and a financial crimes alert targeting the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and its fuel theft network. The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on “three Mexican nationals and two Mexican-based entities linked to” the CJNG. Also the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert urging […]
US Announces Sanctions Against Myanmar Military for ‘Facilitating’ Cyber Scams
The U.S. government has sanctioned a major militia in eastern Myanmar, describing it as “a key enabler” of online fraud operations that are costing Americans billions of dollars per year. In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said that it had sanctioned the Karen National Army (KNA), along with […]
China lifts sanctions against several MEPs
China has lifted sanctions on five EU parliamentarians after signaling interest in closer economic and political ties with Europe. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola informed political group leaders during a closed-door meeting of the decision of the Chinese authorities. Beijing had initially imposed its sanctions in 2021 on 10 EU individuals and four entities, including […]
USA’s new sanctions targeting Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
The United States is sanctioning six entities and six individuals based in Iran and China for their role in a network procuring ballistic missile propellant ingredients on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Action, which targets this network that has facilitated the procurement of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate from China to Iran, is […]
Poland sanctions Russian discount supermarket chain
The Polish interior ministry has placed a discount supermarket chain and its Russian owners on the sanctions list. According to Poland’s National Tax Administration (KAS), which filed the sanction request, the company “indirectly supports Russia’s aggression in Ukraine”. Torgservis PL recently returned to Poland with its discount supermarket MyPrice, the first of which opened in […]
U.S. puts off sanctions on Serbia’s NIS until June 27
The U.S. Treasury Department has postponed enforcement of sanctions against Serbia’s Russian-controlled sole oil refiner NIS by two months, until June 27, NIS said. “NIS is grateful to the Government of the Republic of Serbia and all other domestic and foreign institutions that supported the request sent to the U.S. Treasury Department,” the company said […]
Major Dutch shipyard suspected of breaching Russian sanctions
Dutch authorities have initiated criminal proceedings against the nation’s largest shipbuilder, Damen Shipyards, for allegedly violating Russian sanctions established after the invasion of Ukraine. According to The Brussels Times, located in Gorinchem near the Port of Rotterdam, Damen Shipyards is under investigation for corruption, forgery, and money laundering, as well as for breaking sanctions tied […]
UK lifts sanctions on dozen Syrian government bodies
The United Kingdom has removed its sanctions on 12 Syrian government entities, including the Ministries of Defence and Interior and the General Intelligence Directorate. This move comes four months after the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) armed group led opposition groups in ousting President Bashar al-Assad following more than 13 years of war. The entities removed […]
Russia blacklists 21 UK lawmakers over sanctions, anti-Moscow rhetoric
Foreign Ministry of Russia says move comes in the wake of hostile remarks from British parliamentarians, including calls to seize frozen Russian assets Russia announced that it has blacklisted 21 British lawmakers in retaliation for the UK’s ongoing sanctions and rhetoric against Moscow. In an official statement, the Foreign Ministry described London’s policy toward Russia […]