United States-UK fact sheet on understanding Russia-related sanctions
Clarity on Russia-related sanctions and the relevant authorizations, exceptions, and public guidance
Clarity on Russia-related sanctions and the relevant authorizations, exceptions
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and His Majesty’s Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) today published a joint humanitarian assistance and food security fact sheet to provide additional clarity on United States and UK Russia-related sanctions and the relevant authorizations, exceptions, and public guidance.
The OFAC release (June 28, 2023) explains that OFAC and OFSI continue to work together and with foreign partners to reduce the effects of Russia’s war on global food supplies and prices, and to address humanitarian concerns associated with sanctions.
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