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US Government Imposes Additional Sanctions on Russia, including the Central Bank of the Russian Federation; Implements Russia-related Executive Order

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On February 28, 2022, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued a number of additional sanctions measures against Russia.  The latest measures include the issuance of (i) Russia-related Directive 4 (“Directive 4”), expanding restrictions on Russian state-controlled financial instructions under the April 2021 Executive Order 14024 (“EO 14024”) and (ii) Russia-related General License No. 8A (“GL 8A”), amending and replacing previous General License No. 8.  OFAC also added key Russian state-controlled…

US Government Imposes Additional Financial Sanctions on Russia, Targeting Several Russian Banks and Russian Sovereign Debt

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On February 22, 2022, the US Government issued a number of additional sanctions measures against Russia in response to President Putin’s recognition of the independence of the “so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People’s Republic in Ukraine (LNR)” and his request to deploy forces to those regions – with President Biden characterizing these developments as “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.” The new US sanctions measures build on the comprehensive region-wide sanctions…

US Government Issues Executive Order Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade and Adds Parties to the SDN List

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On December 15, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14059, “Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade” (“EO 14059”) aimed at addressing the trafficking of illicit drugs, including the illicit production, global sale and widespread distribution of drugs, in the United States. A press release issued by the Treasury Department explained that the additional authority under EO 14059 builds on the Treasury’s previous sanctions authorities, i.e., in Executive Order 12978…

DDTC Issues New FAQs on ITAR Violations, Disclosures, Debarments, Rescissions, and Reinstatements

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In November 2021, the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued new and updated FAQs on violations, disclosures, debarments, rescissions, and reinstatements under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). The FAQs mostly reiterate and further clarify past guidance from DDTC on related matters. Key issues are summarized below. For further details, we recommend visiting the DDTC website (here and here) for the full texts of the FAQs. Whether disclosure is required: A…

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