Russia Sanctions Policy

10 Mar 2026 | Policy paper Department for Transport Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office HM Revenue & Customs National Crime Agency Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation linked

Sanctions enforcement: cross-government approach, March 2026

An overview of the UK’s cross-government strategic approach to enforcing breaches of UK sanctions.

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24 Feb 2026 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

List of Russia sanctions targets, 24 February 2026

This page provides detailed information on the entities, individuals and ships sanctioned on 24 February 2026 under the UK's Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

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18 Dec 2025 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

List of Russia sanctions targets, 18 December 2025

This page provides detailed information on the entities and individuals sanctioned on 18 December 2025 under the UK's Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

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9 Dec 2025 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

New UK action against foreign information warfare

Details of new UK sanctions against malign actors responsible for running information operations in support of Russian objectives and to destabilise Ukraine.

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15 Oct 2025 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

List of Russia sanctions targets, 15 October 2025

This page provides detailed information on the entities, individuals and ships sanctioned on 15 October 2025 under the UK's Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

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13 Oct 2025 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Iran Sanctions

UIN: HCWS954 We have long held concerns about Iran’s nuclear programme. It is for that reason that the UK was at the forefront of diplomatic efforts culminating in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) in 2015.The JCPoA was designed …

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12 Sep 2025 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

List of Russia Sanctions Targets, 12 September 2025

Today, 12 September 2025, the UK has designated the following three individuals and 27 entities under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

List of Russia Sanctions Targets, 21 July 2025

This page provides detailed information on the entities and ships sanctioned on 21 July 2025 under the UK's Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

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17 Jun 2025 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

List of Russia sanctions targets, 17 June 2025

This page provides detailed information on the entities, individuals and ships sanctioned on 17 June 2025 under the UK's Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

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20 May 2025 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

List of Russia sanctions targets, 20 May 2025

This page provides detailed information on the entities, individuals and ships sanctioned on 20 May 2025 under the UK's Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

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15 May 2025 | Analysis Department for Business and Trade Department for Transport Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office HM Revenue & Customs HM Treasury National Crime Agency linked

Cross-government review of sanctions implementation and enforcement

In response to: Sanctions implementation and enforcement: cross-government review, May 2025

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15 May 2025 | Policy paper Department for Business and Trade Department for Transport Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office HM Revenue & Customs HM Treasury National Crime Agency linked

Sanctions implementation and enforcement: cross-government review, May 2025

Conclusions from the cross-government review of UK sanctions implementation and enforcement.

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9 May 2025 | Guidance Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Russia sanctions targets, 9 May 2025

In response to: List of Russia sanctions targets, 9 May 2025

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9 May 2025 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

List of Russia sanctions targets, 9 May 2025

This page provides detailed information on the entities, individuals and ships sanctioned on 9 May 2025 under the UK's Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

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30 Apr 2025 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Syria sanctions

UIN: HCWS612 Today I am updating the House on the steps to update and adapt the UK’s Syria sanctions regime following the fall of Assad’s dictatorship in December last year and given the ongoing political transition.On 12 February, the UK …

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30 Apr 2025 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Syria sanctions

UIN: HLWS611 My honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Stephen Doughty MP) has today made the following statement:Today I am updating the House on the steps to update and adapt the UK’s Syria …

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13 Feb 2025 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Syria sanctions

UIN: HCWS451 Today I am updating the House on the future of the UK’s Syria sanctions regime following the welcome fall of Assad’s dictatorship late last year.Sanctions remain a powerful foreign and security policy tool, and this Government is committed …

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13 Feb 2025 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Syria sanctions

UIN: HLWS448 My honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Stephen Doughty) has today made the following statement:Today I am updating the House on the future of the UK’s Syria sanctions regime following the …

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18 Dec 2024 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

UK sanctions

UIN: HCWS334 Today I am updating the House on how this Government has delivered a step change in the use of our sanctions regimes to tackle malign activity and protect the UK’s national security interests domestically and internationally.Sanctions are a …

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18 Dec 2024 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

UK sanctions

UIN: HLWS338 My honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Stephen Doughty) has today made the following statement:Today I am updating the House on how this Government has delivered a step change in the …

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2 May 2024 | Bill introduced linked

Russian State Assets and Reconstruction of Ukraine Bill — First reading

A Bill to make provision about the seizure, freezing and transfer of Russian state assets; to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for the use of such assets for the reconstruction

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22 Feb 2024 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Deter, disrupt and demonstrate – UK sanctions in a contested world: UK sanctions strategy

In response to: Deter, disrupt and demonstrate – UK sanctions in a contested world: UK sanctions strategy

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22 Feb 2024 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

UK Sanctions Strategy

UIN: HCWS281 Today, HM Government is publishing its first sanctions strategy.The world is more complex and more dangerous. It is marked by hostile states, terrorist organisations, cyber threats, criminal gangs, and a whole range of challenges to our interests and …

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22 Feb 2024 | Announcement Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

UK Sanctions Strategy

UIN: HLWS279 My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Indo-Pacific (Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP), has today made the following statement:Today, HM Government is publishing its first sanctions strategy.The world is more complex and more dangerous. It is marked...

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22 Feb 2024 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Deter, disrupt and demonstrate – UK sanctions in a contested world: UK sanctions strategy

This strategy sets out the UK government’s approach to using sanctions to address global threats, promote international norms and protect the UK.

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9 Jun 2022 | Research linked

First Special Report - Defeating Putin: the development, implementation and impact of economic sanctions on Russia: Government Response to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2021–22

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6 Jul 2021 | Memorandum linked

The UK, with the US, should insist Russia stand by the international agreements it has signed up to and its commitment, made in 1994, to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The UK, with the US, should insist Russia stand by the international agreements it has signed up to and its commitment, made in 1994, to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Type: conclusion | Number: 9 | Paragraph: 53 | …

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