Following the EU’s 18th sanctions package and the latest developments of the UK’s sanctions against Russia, the Governments of Australia and Japan also introduced additional measures against Russia respectively on 18 and 12 September 2025. Among other measures, they have agreed with other G7 countries to phase out Russian oil imports in response to the [...] The post Australia, Japan align with EU and UK and introduce further sanctions against Russia, alongside further UK and EU sanctions...| Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
On 18 July 2025, the UK Government announced a lowering of the Oil Price Cap (“OPC”) to further inhibit Russia’s ability to use oil revenues to finance its illegal invasion of Ukraine. The OPC was first introduced in December 2022 to reduce Russia’s oil revenues in response to the invasion of Ukraine that same year.| Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
On 24 April 2025, the UK government published the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which took effect on 25 April 2025 (“Amending Regulations”). These new regulations amend the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to partially suspend a number of significant sanctions that have been in place for over a decade to reflect| Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog