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Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

New sanctions target Putin's war machine and financial networks as UK accelerates economic pressure on Russia

The Foreign Secretary has unleashed a new round of sanctions on Kremlin elites and entities providing military equipment such as drones.

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 28A

"The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 28A, which was previously made available on OFAC's website."

87 FR 73635-36
Published 12-01-2022

Modification to the Entity List

"The Bureau of Industry and Security is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by modifying one entity on the Entity List. This final rule modifies one entity on the Entity List under the destination of Russia."

The following entry is revised:

U.S. container import volumes in February 2023 decreased significantly but remained aligned with pre-pandemic 2019 volumes. Despite the reduction, port transit delays increased for the top West, East and Gulf Coast ports. Chinese imports followed the downward trend along with the rest of the top countries of origin. COVID continues to be a factor and the West Coast labor situation has still not been sorted out. The February update of the logistics metrics Descartes is tracking shows some consistency with pre-pandemic import volume seasonality but continues to point to challenging global supply chain performance in 2023.