By Maya Lester KC & Michael O’Kane

Sanctions Profile: Russia

At a glance

EU sanctions on Russia were introduced in 2014 in response to Russia’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis, during which Russia annexed the Crimea region of Ukraine. They were introduced in three phases, each one intending to increase the pressure on Russia until it fully implemented the terms of the Minsk peace agreements.

In 2022, further sectoral and targeted sanctions against Russia were adopted in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, including the recognition of the so-called People’s Republics of Donetsk (DNR) and Luhansk (LNR), the following invasion of Ukraine and the annexation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

The UK adopted The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 in January 2021 (at the end of the Brexit transition period) to encourage Russia to cease actions which destabilise Ukraine, including actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In February and March 2022, the UK adopted numerous amendments to the Regulations in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The legislative instruments are listed on this page.

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EU court rejects Mordashov Russia de-lisiting case

In T?248/22 Mordashov v Council, the 1st Chamber of the General Court of the EU rejected the application to annul the designation of Alexy Mordashov. Mr Mordashov is a Russian businessman who was listed by the EU on 28 February 2022 for benefiting from his relationship with “Russian decision-makers”, as president of the Severgroup company, which is a shareholder in …

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Dutch Defence Ministry employee arrested for violation of Russia sanctions

An employee of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands has reportedly been arrested for circumventing sanctions against Russia by sending aircraft parts to Russia via “alternative countries”. In March 2023, there were reportedly 45 live criminal investigations into Russia sanctions evasion being undertaken by the Dutch prosecutor’s office.

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Australian Russia de-listing case – Abramov

Australia designated Alexander Abramov in April 2022 by the “first designation instrument”. On 16 September 2022, Mr Abramov was removed from the sanctions list by the “revocation instrument” and then re-added by the “second designation instrument”. Australia was the first country to designate Mr Abramov.  He has since been designated by the UK in November 2022 (previous post).  He is …

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Switzerland publishes sanctions licence application template

Switzerland has published a template for applications for the authorisation of payments from blocked accounts pursuant to Article 15(5) of the Russia-Ukraine Ordinance (the template is at the bottom of this page).

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BIS and FCDO update common high priority items lists

The US’ BIS and the UK’s FCDO in coordinated actions have updated their lists of controlled “common high priority” items (identified as critical to Russia’s war effort) (BIS notice, BIS list, FCDO notice, FCDO list): adding 7 new product codes, including bearings needed for heavy vehicles or other machinery and antennae used for navigation systems; and dividing Tier 3 of …

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Current Sanctions

EU UK

Consolidated - Sectoral Sanctions

Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014

Parent Regulation - Sectoral Sanctions

Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014

Amended by:

Council Regulation (EU) 960/2014

Council Regulation (EU) 1290/2014

Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1797

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2212

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/262

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/328

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/334

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/345

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/350

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/428

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/576

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/879

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/994

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1269

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1904

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2367

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2368

Council Regulation (EU) 2023/250

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/251

Council Regulation (EU) 2023/427

Consolidated - Sectoral Sanctions

Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP

Parent Decision - Sectoral Sanctions

Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP

Amended by:

Council Decision 2014/659/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/872/CFSP

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/971

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1764

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/2431

Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1071

Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2315

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1148

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2214

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2426

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/964

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2078

Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1108

Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/907

Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/2143

Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/448

Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1144

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/52

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/264

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/327

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/335

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/346

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/351

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/430

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/578

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/884

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/995

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1271

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1313

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1909

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2369

Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/252

Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/434

Consolidated - Ukraine Territorial Integrity

Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014

Parent Regulation - Ukraine Territorial Integrity

Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014

Amended by:

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 284/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 433/2014

Council Regulation (EU) 476/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 477/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 577/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 753/2014

Council Regulation (EU) 783/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 810/2014

Council Regulation (EU) 811/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 826/2014

Council Regulation (EU) 959/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 961/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 1225/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 1270/2014

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/240

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/427

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1514

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/353

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1661

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1955

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/437

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1374

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1417

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1547

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1549

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2153

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/388

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/705

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1072

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1230

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1929

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/92

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/352

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1403

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/119

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1267

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1367

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/446

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1791

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2193

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/236

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/260

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/259

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/261

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/330

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/332

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/336

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/353

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/396

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/408

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/427

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/580

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/581

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/625

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/658

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/878

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/880

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1270

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1273

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1274

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1354

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1446

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1905

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1906

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1985

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/253

Council Regulation (EU) 2023/426

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/429

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/571

Consolidated - Ukraine Territorial Integrity

Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP

Parent Decison - Ukraine Territorial Integrity

Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP

Amended by:

Council Implementing Decision 2014/151/CFSP

Council Implementing Decision 2014/238/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/265/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/308/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/455/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/475/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/499/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/508/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/658/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/801/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/855/CFSP

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/241

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/432

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1524

Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/359

Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1671

Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1961

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/445

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1386

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1418

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1561

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2163

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/392

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/706

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1085

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1237

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1930

Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/95

Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/354

Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1405

Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/120

Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1269

Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1368

Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1470

Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1792

Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2196

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/241

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/265

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/267

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/329

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/331

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/337

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/354

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/397

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/411

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/429

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/582

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/627

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/660

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/883

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/885

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1272

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1276

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1355

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1447

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1907

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1986

Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/261

Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/432

Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/572

Consolidated - Crimea & Sevastopol

Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014

Parent Regulation - Crimea & Sevastopol

Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014

Amended by:

Council Regulation (EU) 825/2014

Council Regulation (EU) 1351/2014

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1848

Consolidated - Crimea & Sevastopol

Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP

Parent Decision - Crimea & Sevastopol

Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP

Amended by:

Council Decision 2014/507/CFSP

Council Decision 2014/933/CFSP

Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/959

Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/982

Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1087

Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/880

Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1018

Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/850

Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1010

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/962

Consolidated - Donetsk & Luhansk

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263

Parent Regulation - Donetsk & Luhansk

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263

Amended by:

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1903

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/626

Consolidated - Donetsk & Luhansk

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/266

Parent Decision - Donetsk & Luhansk

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/266

Amended by:

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/628

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1908

Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/388

Visa restrictions

Council Decision (EU) 2022/333

Consolidated Regulation

Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Parent Regulation

Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2019

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 12) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 16) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023

Consolidated Regulation

The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020

Parent Regulation

The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020

Amended by:

The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2021

The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2022

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