SANCTIONS

Sanctions

US Releases Convicted Former Operator of BTC-e in Prison Swap

By Editors | 14/02/2025

Alexander Vinnik was in US custody awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty last year for conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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US, UK, Australia Sanction Russian Internet Hosting Company

By Editors | 12/02/2025

Russian internet hosting company Zservers and six staff members were sanctioned for facilitating ransomware attacks globally

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US Announces Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium Imports

By Editors | 12/02/2025

Exemptions previously granted to certain countries will end and the duty rate on aluminium increases from 12 March.

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US DOJ Shifts Focus to Cartels and Transnational Crime

By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2025

The DOJ is disbanding Task Force KleptoCapture and changing the way the FCPA and Foreign Agents Registration Act are enforced.

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US Seizes Second Plane Belonging to Venezuela

By Editors | 10/02/2025

The seizure was overseen by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Venezuelan foreign ministry called him “an aircraft thief”.

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Singapore-Listed Firm Linked to Myanmar Junta’s Oil Supply

By Nithya Subramanian | 10/02/2025

Singapore-listed Interra Resources reportedly supplied oil worth more than $150mn to Myanmar’s military regime.

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US Announces Sanctions on International Criminal Court

By Manesh Samtani | 10/02/2025

Executive order says the US will impose “tangible and significant consequences” on those responsible for the ICC’s “transgressions”

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Canada Announces New Sanctions Over Sudan Conflict

By Editors | 10/02/2025

The targeted individuals are “contributing to continued gross and systematic international humanitarian law and human rights violations”.

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US Pressure Forces Panama to Quit Belt and Road Initiative

By Editors | 09/02/2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly threatened “necessary measures” against Panama if it did not reduce Chinese influence in the Panama Canal.