At the EU Bubble we have reported a lot about western side of economic sanctions, but little about Russia’s reaction to the sanctions. One russian man was so furious by the economic sanctions imposed upon his nation that he smashed an …
EU seeks Latin American food embargo on Russia
The European Sanctions blog by Maya Lester, Brick Court Chambers & Michael O’Kane, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. On 11 August 2014, the EU was reported to be planning talks to dissuade Latin American countries from providing Russia with agricultural produce, after Russia imposed retaliatory food import …
Switzerland stops Russians bypassing EU sanctions
The European Sanctions blog by Maya Lester, Brick Court Chambers & Michael O’Kane, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. On 5 August 2014, Switzerland announced that 26 entities and 18 individuals have been added to the Swiss watchlist, which is designed to prevent individuals and companies in …
Details of EU’s ‘TIER 3′ Russia sanctions published
The European Sanctions blog by Maya Lester, Brick Court Chambers & Michael O’Kane, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. Yesterday we reported on the people and companies added to the EU’s targeted sanctions against Russia which impose travel bans and asset freezes, and the new restrictions relating to Crimea and …
EU’s further sanctions over situation in Ukraine
The European Sanctions blog by Maya Lester, Brick Court Chambers & Michael O’Kane, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. On 30 July 2014, the EU implemented further trade and investment restrictions against Crimea and Sevastopol and sanctioned an additional eight individuals and three entities. As we previously reported, …
EU agrees a package of additional sanctions against Russia
The European Sanctions blog by Maya Lester, Brick Court Chambers & Michael O’Kane, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. Further details have been published about the EU’s new package of sanctions against Russia (as we reported yesterday). The EU has said that these restrictions will now be formally adopted by …
EU expands sanctions against Russia
The European Sanctions blog by Maya Lester, Brick Court Chambers & Michael O’Kane, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. As we foreshadowed on Wednesday, the European Union has expanded its Ukraine related targeted sanctions which impose EU-wide asset freezes and travel bans. The EU has added 15 individuals and …
MH17 & German-Russian relations
Germany has generally been assumed to have a more conciliatory foreign policy approach toward Russia over the Ukraine crisis than other European states such as Poland and the UK. Jocelyn Mawdsley writes on whether the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) …
The lesson from flight MH17
The crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) has provoked intense debate over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but what lessons should the crash have for aviation safety? Simon Bennett writes that we must learn from the experience of MH17 and other …
Footage of MH17 Aftermath
On Thursday, July 17, 2014, a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 298 people was shot down over eastern Ukraine — allegedly by pro-Russia separatists. Residents in the area described bodies falling from the sky and landing in their own backyards. VICE …