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Expanded Criteria for Adding a Listing to UK's Russia Sanctions List Enters Into Force

An amendment to the United Kingdom's Russia sanctions regime expanding the criteria under which individuals and entities can be listed entered into force Feb. 10. The revised regulation allows the U.K. to sanction people who have been involved in destabilizing…

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Ukraine or obtaining a benefit from backing the Russian government, among other things. Parliament defined a person being "involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia" as someone running a government-affiliated business, engaging in business of economic significance to the Russian government, carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance to the government or owning or controlling a government-affiliated entity.