US Sectoral Sanctions
EU Direct Sanctions (SDN-like, etc.)
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The EU's SDN-like "blacklist" Reg. No. 269/2014 of March 2014, and with updates
And more names have been added in several update regs. to date
Individuals and entities, including those added
in January 2020, in connection with Crimean elections
in March 2019, in connection with the Ukraine/Russia Kerch Strait naval incident
in 2018, in connection with construction of Kerch Bridge (to Crimea)
in 2017 per the Siemens turbines affair
All dealings with the blocked assets of listed persons (or their subs or certain other affiliates) etc. are
generally prohibited
And see EU Commission Opinion of 19 June 2020 re financial and other transactions with non-
blacklisted/designated entities that are owned or otherwise controlled by a blacklisted / designated
person per Reg. 269/2014
Note the broad "control" understanding, including management and/or financial control or major influence
reflected here) - this ruling not being specific to the Russia sanctions
And similar standard at Section 4.1 of UK July 2020 General Guidance
Currently in effect to 15 March 2021 (extended as of 10 Sept. 2020)
And several Russians (in connection with the 2018 Skripal poisoning in England, and now the Navalny
poisoning in Russia) are on the EU's new list of chemical weapons proliferation/use violators - link
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