Editor’s Note: Drones shut one Yandex data center and knocked part of a second out of service within two days this week. Yandex Cloud says a fire caused by the drone attack on its Sasovo site took down one of
Overview
On 1 October 2026, the UK government announced a significant new package of 31 sanctions against Russia. The package comprises 23 new designations of individuals and entities and eight ship specifications, representing a further intensification of the UK’s economic
The tub-thumping of the first half of the year would seem to have receded into background noise for now, giving space for other reflections—from the maps we use to understand the world, to the influence of AI on the fruits
Editor’s Note: A cell tower standing in Russian footage of Nove, which a pro-war Russian blogger said Ukrainian video had shown destroyed a day earlier, was enough for him to mock the Sept. 29 Russian claim as anything but fresh.
This post highlights approximately 20 FCPA enforcement actions concerning conduct (in whole or in part) in Russia.
Flutter International (2023)
The enforcement action concerned conduct in Russia.
The allegations were: “Between May 26, 2015 and May 15, 2020, the Company
On September 18, President Trump signed into law the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (the “Graham Act” or the “Act”), which passed both the House and Senate with substantial bipartisan majorities. The law is named
“… the latest example of the Kremlin stockpiling foreign prisoners to secure diplomatic leverage. But the censorship laws hadn’t yet been applied to foreign journalists, and I felt a responsibility to continue working in the country if I could. I
26 September 2026: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
The UN will observe Saturday the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, an annual observance established by the UN General Assembly to promote nuclear disarmament
President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law on September 18, 2026, following bipartisan passage in both chambers. Among its most commercially significant provisions is a sweeping new tariff framework targeting Russia and countries
A company does not have to appear on an EU sanctions list for its funds to be frozen. Ownership or control by a listed person can also bring it within the restrictions. For a business facing a blocked payment, the
