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Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of August 2025

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I. U.S. SANCTIONS - U.S. Department of the Treasury Sanctions Russian Cryptocurrency Exchange: On August 14, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) re-designated the cryptocurrency...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Russia/Ukraine Crisis: U.S. Targets Russia’s Energy Industry

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On January 10, 2025, the United States announced (another) major sanctions package targeting Russia, potentially representing the Biden administration’s last and best effort to strengthen Ukraine’s negotiating position in...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

License Exception ENC Severely Limited for Exports to Russia and Belarus, Belarus Targeted by Biden’s Third Tranche of Controls,...

The Biden administration took further action this week to degrade the ability of Belarus and Russia to sustain a military campaign against Ukraine. The measures are the latest in a series of restrictions levied by the U.S. in...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters, February 2022: A monthly newsletter covering global trade & national security developments

1. Treasury Mandates Reporting of Foreign Securities Holdings of $200M or More- All U.S. persons (custodians and end investors) who manage $200 million or more in foreign securities for themselves or others must file a...more

Wiley Rein LLP

U.S. Sanctions Individuals for ‘Destabilization Activities in Ukraine’; Is Prepared to Impose Harsher Measures

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On January 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four individuals who are acting at the direction of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to...more

The Volkov Law Group

Checking In on Sanctions Enforcement

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The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control continues to ramp up sanctions enforcement. Even with the likely relaxation of the Iran and Cuba sanctions, OFAC has been continuing its aggressive enforcement...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

OFAC Warns Financial and International Trade Sectors on Evasion of Crimean Sanctions

On Dec. 19, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13685, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine,” to impose sanctions relating to the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Update on U.S. Sanctions Relating to Ukraine

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U.S. Sanctions - On September 12, the United States, in coordination with the EU, imposed additional sanctions against Russia in connection with events in Ukraine. Specifically... - the Office of Foreign Assets...more

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OFAC Issues New Guidance Regarding Status of Entities Owned by Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons

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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued new guidance regarding the status of entities that are 50% or more owned by persons or entities whose property and interests in property are...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Ukraine Crisis Update: US and EU Expand Sanctions, Restrict Certain Energy-Related Exports to Russia

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US extends sanctions to three Russian banks, a shipbuilding company and exports of energy sector items to Russia; EU announces similar measures. Additional OFAC Designations - On July 29, 2014, the U.S....more

K&L Gates LLP

United States and European Union Ratchet Up Russia Sanctions

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On July 16, 2014, the United States ratcheted up its sanctions on Russia in connection with escalating tensions in Eastern Ukraine. Specifically, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

United States Imposes New Sanctions and Export Restrictions Against Russian Banks, Companies, and Individuals

On July 16, the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed new sanctions against Russia, which target the country’s financial, energy and defense sectors. In a parallel action, the U.S....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Practical Guidance for Dealing with OFAC’s Recently Released Ukraine Related Sanctions Regulations and the EU’s Ukraine Sanctions

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On May 8, 2014, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued regulations to implement three Executive Orders issued by President Obama in March regarding the situation in Ukraine. The...more

The Volkov Law Group

Sifting Through The Ukraine Economic Sanctions

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It is odd how a foreign crisis can have a dramatic impact on the world of ethics and compliance. Foreign policy headaches turn into compliance nightmares when the United States becomes embroiled in foreign events....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Gloves are Off: U.S. Sanctions Block Aggressors in Crimea

In response to Russia’s military presence in the Crimean region of Ukraine, President Obama issued an Executive Order (“EO”) on March 6, 2014, authorizing the blocking of property of individuals and entities involved in the...more

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