Sanctions imposed on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine loomed large in the winding up of two Irish-registered aircraft and shipping leasing firms this week. And will continue to do so into the future for the fairly obvious reason that Dublin-headquartered GTLK Europe and GTLK Europe Capital were until last Wednesday ultimately controlled by the Kremlin. The plug had barely been pulled by indebted bondholders when the point was hammered home in the High Court by Senior Counsel James Doherty for the newly appointed joint liquidators. Damien Murran and Julian Moroney of Teneo Restructuring have an immediate obligation not only to take…