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President Trump Signs New Executive Order Imposing US Secondary Sanctions Targeting Cuba

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By Alexandre Lamy, Julia Webster, Sophie Armstrong
| Connect on Tech
On May 1, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14404 (“EO 14404”) entitled “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy,” which significantly expands the US sanctions framework targeting Cuba.
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UK Expands Russia Sanctions Regime and Issues New General Licences for LNG Maritime Transportation and Processed Oil Products

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By Ben Smith, Kelvin Hong, Sophie Armstrong
| Connect on Tech
On 19 May 2026, the UK Government published the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/543) (the “Amendment Regulations“), introducing numerous amendments to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “Regulations“). The Amendment Regulations introduce certain new trade prohibitions and expand existing controls across the Russia sanctions regime.
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UK Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation to expand licensing remit to include sanctioned goods for export to sanctioned destinations

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By Julian Godfray, Kelvin Hong, Sophie Armstrong
| Connect on Tech
On 9 April 2026, the UK Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) announced that, from 27 April 2026, it will assume responsibility for licensing the export of sanctioned goods (and associated ancillary services) to sanctioned destinations (see here). Such licence applications will continue to be made and processed via the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) SPIRE system.
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