Russia News

• EU Renews Russia Economic Sanctions for Six Months
• EU Extends Crimea and Sevastopol Sanctions by a Further Year
• Canada Targets Russian Energy Firms with Economic Sanctions
• Switzerland Implements New Prohibition on Arms Imports from Russia and Ukraine
• Russia Renews Western Food Imports Ban

EU News

• ECJ Rejects Appeal Against Belarus Listing
• ECJ Considers Scope of “Logistical Support” to the Government of Iran as Iranian Company Loses Challenge to its Re-Listing
• EU Amends Terrorist Asset Freeze Reasons for Four Individuals and Three Entities
• Burundi: EU Warns of Potential Sanctions
• Iran: EU Updates Nuclear Proliferation Sanctions List
• North Korea: EU Adds Korea National Insurance Company and Six Senior Employees to Sanctions List
• Syria: EU Removes President Bashar al-Assad’s Cousin from Sanctions List

US News

• US and Cuba Re-Establish Diplomatic Relations
• John Bean Technologies Settles with OFAC for IRISL Shipments
• National Bank of Pakistan’s New York Branch Settles with OFAC for Payments to SDN Airline
• US Makes New Narcotics and Terrorism Designations
• OFAC Grants Numerous Requests for Removal from SDN List
• US Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling $65 Million of Sensitive Electronics to Russia
• Taiwanese National Pleads Guilty to Arranging Illegal Exports from US to Iran

UN News

• Al-Qaeda: UN Security Council Amends Entry for Individual
• South Sudan: UN Security Council Imposes Sanctions on Six Rival Commanders

UK News

• UK High Court Refuses Listed Person’s Wife’s Application for an Interim Injunction to Unfreeze Bank Accounts