EU extends Ukraine-related sanctions for 6 more months
Link: EU Notice
July 9, 2021: BIS adds 34 to Entity List – from China, Russia and Iran
Link: Commerce Department Press Release
July 1, 2021: Something that missed my inbox: OFSI amends Kartapolov Russia listing
OFSI didn’t send me the usual email announcing this, but a web crawler found it – UK regulators amended the following Russia sanctions listing yesterday: KARTAPOLOV, Andrei ValeryevichDOB: 09/11/1963. POB: Former German Democratic Republic a.k.a: KARYAKIN, Oleksiy, Vyacheslavovych Address: Russia. Position: Deputy Minister of Defence since July 2018 Other Information: […]
OFSI issues new Russia sanctions guidance
Link: OFSI Russia guidance
EU extends Crimea and Sevastopol sanctions for another year
Link: EU Notice
Remember that Nord Stream 2 waiver? Well, here’s how OFAC did it…
So, a waiver isn’t how OFAC actually does things… they first make designations on the Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions List (NS-MBDS) under the PEESA sanctions program (Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act) for the following entities: FEDERAL STATE BUDGETARY INSTITUTION MARINE RESCUE SERVICE (a.k.a. MORSPAS; a.k.a. MORSPASSLUZHBA; a.k.a. “MARINE RESCUE SERVICE” (Cyrillic: […]
May 19, 2021: Nord Stream 2 sanctions waived
Link: State Department Press Release
Russia hosts a meeting on Crimea
Letter dated 22 April 2021 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security CouncilI have the honour to transmit herewith the Chair’s summary of the open Arria-formula meeting of the Security Council held on 17 March 2021 as a […]
Treasury Press Release 2 – Russian Election Interference (reposted without graphics)
PRESS RELEASES Treasury Escalates Sanctions Against the Russian Government’s Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections April 15, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took sweeping action against 16 entities and 16 individuals who attempted to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election […]
Hot off the presses!
Everything But the Kitchen Sink, the latest episode of Mr. Watchlist’s DesigNation, is all about today’s Executive Order and Treasury’s Directive. A massive E.O., to be sure, but I like how it put everything together in one piece. Hope you like it! Ratings and reviews always appreciated!
