The United States, Canada and the European Union have designated a number of additional officials and companies as the unrest continues in eastern Ukraine. The United States also imposed sanctions on the head of Russian energy giant Rosneft and announced new export controls on shipments to Russia. Although sector-wide sanctions…
The Obama Administration has threatened to impose additional sanctions on Russia in response to the Ukraine crisis but so far has only blocked the assets of 32 individuals and one bank. Additionally, with little fanfare, the two primary U.S. agencies responsible for issuing export licenses announced that they have stopped…
Sanctions escalated at a rapid pace last week as western powers responded to the crisis in Ukraine and Russian’s annexation of Crimea. The United States, European Union (EU), Canada and Australia have implemented sanctions. The approaches and specific sanctions lists of these four jurisdictions overlap but have certain key differences.…
In response to political developments in the Ukraine and Russian military action in Crimea, the United States and European Union (EU) announced new sanctions on March 6, 2014. Canada issued its sanctions on March 5, 2014. The U.S. Executive Order authorized the Treasury Department to block the assets of persons…