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Baltic Case or Prison for Violating Sanctions
How Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia implemented EU Directive 2024/1226 and strengthened responsibility for violating and circumventing sanctions against Russia.
30 Oct. 2025
Aggressors are not welcome here. How the EU restricted the sale of real estate to Russians and Belarusians
What new restrictions have Finland and Latvia introduced for Russians in the real estate sector and what should Ukraine consider.
24 Oct. 2025
The first decision of the ECHR on Ukrainian sanctions. A collapse of the system or an incentive for change?
The ECHR has issued a high-profile decision on Ukrainian sanctions for the first time. This case demonstrated the weakness of Ukraine's sanctions policy.
23 Oct. 2025
Is Punishment Inevitable? How EU Countries Criminalize Sanctions Violations
In 2024, the European Union adopted Directive 2024/1226 on the criminalization of violations of sanctions against the Russian Federation. However, in practice, the implementation process turned out to be much more difficult than expected.
20 Oct. 2025
Criminalization of sanctions violations for the sake of ticking the box: what's wrong with bill No. 12406?
The parliament is considering draft law No. 12406, which is intended to establish criminal liability for violating sanctions. However, amendments have been made to the document that significantly reduce its effectiveness and contradict Ukraine's international obligations.
20 Aug. 2025
Registration actions and sanctions: what loopholes does Bill No. 13606 offer?
Why the government's new rules on state registration of real estate, businesses, and public organizations pose significant threats to national security and contradict European practice.
20 Aug. 2025
“Derzhkino is currently not just imperfect, but seriously ill.”
The non-governmental organization “Institute of Legislative Ideas,” together with representatives of the film community, analyzed the agency's work over the past ten years.
2 July 2025
Record fine for violating anti-Russian sanctions. A lesson for Ukraine
Almost every week, the world learns of new violations of anti-Russian sanctions. Violators try to avoid punishment, pursuing selfish motives, but the latest news proves the opposite
16 June 2025
Restrictions against Ukrainians: what is wrong with domestic sanctions and how can they be improved?
Ukrainian sanctions have become an important tool in countering Russian aggression. Is the sanctions regime protected from abuse, and what needs to be changed to strengthen trust?
13 June 2025
Armageddon: when the problem isn't the players, but the rules of the game
Not all property transferred to ARMA is stolen or criminal. Sometimes suspicion alone is enough, and everything related to a particular person is seized
17 May 2025
Sanctions Against Our Own: How to Apply Them and What Needs to Change to Prevent Politicization
Following the publication of the presidential decree on February 12, 2025, which imposed sanctions on five individuals, including the fifth President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, part of society questioned the legitimacy of sanctioning its own citizens.
26 Feb. 2025
Is it constitutional to seize the assets of those who are accomplices to Russian aggression?
A new type of sanction introduced in Ukraine in 2022 provides for the confiscation of assets of persons who contribute to Russian aggression. This measure is aimed at weakening the enemy's economic base. An example is the confiscation of the assets of Russian oligarch Deripaska.
14 Jan. 2025
Fine or jail: how Zelenskyy proposes to punish sanctions violations
The President has introduced a draft law to the Parliament that would introduce criminal liability for attempts to circumvent sanctions. What does it provide for?
14 Jan. 2025