Belarus: EU prolongs restrictive measures for a year The Council decided to prolong for another year the restrictive measures linked to internal repression in Belarus and regime’s support for the war against Ukraine. The decision was taken on the basis of the annual review and considering the persistent gravity of the domestic situation in the […]
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OK, let’s start with the designations…[CORRECTION] fixed list of Belarus entities New individuals: AVERYANOV, Yuriy Timofeyevich (Cyrillic: АВЕРЬЯНОВ, Юрий Тимофеевич) (a.k.a. AVERYANOV, Yuriy Timofeevich), Moscow, Russia; DOB 17 Jan 1950; POB Bender, Moldova; alt. POB Bendery, Moldova; nationality Russia; citizen Russia; Gender Male; Tax ID No. 772918457831 (Russia) (individual) [RUSSIA-EO14024]. […]
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Responding to Continued Repression by the Lukashenka Regime in Belarus PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 17, 2023 The Lukashenka regime continues to repress the Belarusian people and their democratic aspirations, including with the politically motivated trial in absentia of democratic opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other […]
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21 NOVEMBER 2022 Further sanctions on the political and economic elites of Russia and Belarus Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced further sanctions on members of the inner circles of governments in Russia and Belarus, as part of the ongoing response to the war in Ukraine. “Aotearoa […]
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Canada imposes additional sanctions on Belarusian regime November 22, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada Today, during the visit of Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing further sanctions on the Lukashenko regime for facilitating and enabling […]
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News November 16, 2022 International sanction Updated Sanctions Announcement The Federal Department of Economics, Education and Research DEFR has published an amendment to the order establishing measures in connection with the situation in Belarus (RS 946.231.116.9). On November 15, 2022, the Federal Department of Economics, Education and Research DEFR amended Annex […]
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G7 foreign ministers statement Preamble We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, underline our strong sense of unity and our unshakable commitment to uphold the rules-based international order and […]
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OFSI re-sent the Legal Fees General Licence email, which now has a corrected blog post link. They didn’t send a link to the General Licence page, but they did send a link to the actual General Licence (the General Licence page is still not updated – I just checked): Link: […]
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OFSI issues a Legal Fees General Licence OFSI has issued General Licence INT/2022/2252300 under Regulation 64 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and Regulation 32 of the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulation 2019. General Licence INT/2022/2252300 Under General Licence INT/2022/2252300, provided that one of the sets of […]
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