Effective 12 September 2025, Poland has officially closed all border crossings with Belarus until further notice. This move was announced by the Polish Minister of Interior Affairs on 10 September 2025, in response to the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise “Zapad 2025”. From 12 September 2025, no commercial or person movement is possible through any of the Polish-Belarusian border crossings. The closure applies to road, rail, and pedestrian traffic, effectively sealing the border. Polandâs border policy…
On March 14, 2019, Canada announced a new round of targeted sanctions against Russia for its continued involvement in Ukraine, adding 114 individuals and 15 entities to its Russia and Ukraine sanctions regulations. Canada has cited Russia’s involvement and escalation in the Kerch Strait â an important transit point for ships en route to major Ukrainian export terminals â as a reason for the new sanctions. The new individuals and entities are added to “Schedule…
The Iranian Parliament has today passed a bill approving the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” (“JCPOA”) reached on 14 July between Iran and the EU/E3+3 (China, the EU, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the USA). The bill was passed with 161 MPs in favour, 59 against and 13 abstentions among the 250 MPs present. The draft law is reported to provide for limited IAEA access to military sites for inspections, subject to the approval of…
Recently the Dutch authorities have started adding a âhuman rightsâ export license condition to the global licenses it issues for encryption items with ECCN 5A002.a.1. This condition states the following: âThis license may not be used if the exporter is aware or has been informed by the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established, that the items in question are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for use…