On January 27, 2025, the Government of Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (“the Regulations”). These amendments list an additional 10 individuals and 12 entities in Schedule I of the Regulations. These sanctions were announced in coordination with the United Kingdom and include three Belarusian state organizations that are stated to have been involved in human rights violations and nine entities that are stated to be part of the Belarusian…
The EU Parliamentary Research Service has published an updated briefing on the EU’s sanctions against Russia. The previous briefing had been published in September 2023. The key elements of this update are:
On February 7, 2025, the Government of Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Sudan) Regulations (“the Regulations”). These amendments list an additional 2 individuals in Schedule I of the Regulations, targeting individuals associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that are stated to be linked to the continued violence against civilians in Sudan. The Regulations impose a dealings prohibition against the individuals and entities listed, effectively freezing any…
Effective as of 15 February 2025, the Ukrainian President has enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council concerning the introduction of a set of personal sanctions against certain businesspeople and politicians (“Decision on Sanctions”).[1] The sanctions are targeting Ukrainian oligarchs, particularly former cofounders of PrivatBank Ihor Kolomoisky and Hennadii Boholiubov, former owner of Finance and Credit Bank Kostiantyn Zhevago, former President and acting MP Petro Poroshenko and former pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk…