On 18 December 2023, the EU issued its 12th package of sanctions targeting Russia, in continued response to its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, adopting Regulation (EU) 2023/2875...

Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia, alongside officials from China and Malaysia, Russian President Putin stated Moscow is open to negotiations, reversing official statements...

The dispute "Russia – Tariff Treatment" deals with the import duties imposed by Russia on certain agricultural and manufacturing products in excess of its bound rates.

On June 17, 2026, the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation approved Thematic Review No. 8/2026 on the Application by Arbitrazh (Commercial) Courts of Legislation...

The European Union has adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, introducing 120 new listings and expanded economic restrictions targeting energy, finance, trade, and global support networks.

On Oct. 10, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued guidance relating to the designation of the National Settlement Depository ("NSD") in response...

On February 23, 2024 — marking the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and following the death of opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Aleksei Navalny...

On 24 February 2025, the Council of the EU adopted its sixteenth package of restrictive measures against Russia, which supplements those detailed in our previous newsflashes. This package notably imposes a gradual ban.

Unlike other countries, Russia currently does not ban companies from complying with foreign economic sanctions.

US and EU sanctions related to Russia and Iran have a direct and targeted impact on the energy sector.

On 24 June 2023, further EU sanctions against Russia came into effect. In addition to new anti-circumvention tools, the 11th sanctions package includes a number of significant new measures...

The new sanctions fall within the framework of existing US sanctions against Russia, but have expanded their application by classifying new, prominent individuals and companies as "Specially Designated Nationals."

This update (No. 117 | 27 September 2024) covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia's war against Ukraine, health threats.

As Russian Energy Week concluded last week, Western governments strike to the heart of Russia's energy sector with sanctions packages to cut of revenue...

Im Gegensatz zu anderen Ländern gibt es in Russland derzeit kein Verbot, sich ausländischen Wirtschaftssanktionen zu beugen.

The eleventh package of EU sanctions against Russia was finalised last week and published in the Official Journal on Friday 23 June.

"A question four moment" refers to a step in a military planning framework, which deliberately forces the planner to consider if the situation has changed since they started work.

The European Union (EU) formally adopted an eleventh package of sanctions against Russia on June 23, 2023. This package focuses on preventing the circumvention of existing measures and includes...

On 18 July 2025, the European Union adopted its 18th package of restrictive measures against Russia, in response to the ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine.

As we previously reported, on 3 June 2022 the EU adopted its sixth package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus.