Category: International Conflict

In recent days there has been increasing rhetoric around the imposition of sanctions in response to the activities of Russia on the border with Ukraine. By way of example, on 31 January 2022, the UK Government announced new legislation to permit the Government to sanction individuals ‘due to their significance to the Kremlin.’ This is a broadening of existing powers ‘enabling the UK to more readily designate a greater number of individuals and businesses associated with the Kremlin.’ It is…

In previous posts, we outlined measures imposed by states in response to Russia’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, various states have enacted a new tranche of measures in response and announced further measures to be imposed over the coming days. We outline below the further actions taken by the US, EU, UK, Canada, and Australia since our last update. The most significant developments represent: The designation of VTB by the US…

Russia’s decision on 21 February 2022 to recognise the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine (the Covered Regions) as independent states, has prompted the US, UK, and, potentially, the EU to respond with the imposition of a first tranche of financial and trade sanctions. In this post, we consider the measures that have been imposed. US The US has imposed sanctions concerning the Covered Regions through an Executive Order issued on 21 February (the “EO”). The EO expands the…

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The UK has implemented new sanctions restricting entry into British ports and enabling the detention of certain Russian linked vessels. The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022, which amend the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) prevent certain vessels from entering British ports as well as authorising the Secretary of State for Transport to give directions to harbour authorities to restrict the movement of vessels (directing them to proceed to certain areas of a port or…

The US, EU, UK, Canada and Australia have continued to enact additional sanctions packages in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In this post, we outline some of the measures imposed since our last update. Our previous updates on sanctions imposed on Russia in relation to its activities in Ukraine can be found here, here, here, here and here. US On 25 February 2022, the US imposed sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu…

The world is seeing rapid changes to sanctions laws in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Australia is moving in lockstep with other countries imposing targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on Russian business and key individuals involved. This update summarises the Australian sanctions announced in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is critical that businesses in Australia who have exposure to Russian trade or investment ensure that their sanctions compliance framework is up to date and they…

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies and a Turkish national, accusing them of helping Russia evade sanctions and supporting Moscow in its war against Ukraine. The designations, first reported by Reuters, target shipping and trade companies accused of helping repair sanctioned vessels tied to Russia’s defense ministry and helping the transfer of “dual-use goods.” It is part of a bigger package of measures hitting Russia with sanctions on more than 150…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-scores of Palestinians were injured on Saturday dawn by the Israeli occupation forces attacks south Nablus in the occupied west Bank. Palestinian outlets media said that the occupation forces stormed Beita town south Nablus, besieged several neighborhoods there, attacked a number of Palestinian homes and destroyed their property amid heavy firing of poison gas bombs which led to dozens of Palestinians suffering from suffocation, including a child aged one year. Occupation forces have tightened the noose around the…

The attacks on the Russian submarine Rostov-on-Don and the landing ship Minsk on the night of 13 September were carried out by the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source: Press service of the Special Operations Forces Details: Special forces officers revealed certain details of the operation. The officers received information from several sources about the likely location of the Minsk large landing ship and the Rostov-on-Don diesel-electric submarine at one of the ship repair enterprises in…

Afghanistan is a geographically diverse country, home to the beautiful blue city of Mazar-i-Sharif, wild slopes of the Hindu Kush mountains, and the Hazarchishma Natural Bridge, among other attractions. A good place to vacation with family? One verified — albeit parody — Twitter account labeling itself as the PR team for the Taliban thinks so. “Visit the magnificent nation of #Afghanistan, the real land of the free and the home of the brave, unlike the Americans,” tweeted Taliban Public Relations…

Experienced pilots from Ukraine will learn to pilot F-16s in the United States and Denmark, while young pilots will learn in the United Kingdom, Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, told NV in an interview on Sept. 15. In September, the “language” training of Ukrainian pilots and technicians will begin at an air base in Texas ahead of training on U.S. F-16 fighters themselves, Ihnat said. “The United States has already given permission,” he said. “We’ve been waiting for…

The first images since the confirmation of the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin show that a suspected tent camp thought to be occupied by troops from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group near the Belarusian village of Tsel, has been further dismantled. The images, taken by Planet Labs on September 9 and obtained by RFE/RL, show that since late August, 60 more tents with the capacity to house more than 1,000 personnel had been dismantled. That means that since early August, of 273…

BEIJING, SANA-China’s Ministry of National Defense on Thursday urged the United States to stop all forms of military ties with Taiwan, Xinhua news Agency said. Spokesperson Tan Kefei made the remarks when commenting on information about Taiwan’s recent military interaction with the United States, including a reported plan to buy mine-laying systems from the United States. “We firmly oppose the United States conducting any form of official contact with China’s Taiwan region and selling weapons to the island,” Tan said….

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. military has resumed counterterrorism missions in Niger, flying drones and other aircraft out of air bases in the country more than a month after a coup temporarily halted all those activities there, the head of U.S. Air Forces for Europe and Africa said Wednesday. Since the July coup, the 1,100 U.S. forces deployed in the country have been confined inside their military bases. Last week the Pentagon said some military personnel and assets had been moved…