Full coverage: Sanctions

The CRO recently struck off a VTB entity that had raised $2bn for the state-owned Russian bank but another Irish company was quietly acquired by a group with former links to the bank.

The Government missed the deadline on a new EU directive that harmonises criminal offences around sanctions violations. The rules are aimed at better enforcing measures against Russia.

Fencing Ireland has criticised the sport’s governing body for loosening restrictions on Russian athletes with military links. All the while, questions swirl over a sanctioned oligarch’s grip on the sport.

Ivan Neculiti was recently sanctioned by the EU, accused of operating servers used by Russia for cyber-attacks. The Moldovan has an Irish company among his string of businesses.

Lukoil Capital DAC was registered months before the war in Ukraine and raises money that’s funnelled back to the Russian firm, which is a major player in the Kremlin's economy.

Why is the inclusion of services in the Occupied Territories Bill sending a shiver down the spine of the cabinet? And why would removal of services from the bill be so damaging?

Volga-Dnepr’s Irish arm is tangled up in legal disputes in Canada and the UK. Questions linger over what the airline’s Irish company is doing now.

Two creditors of two formerly Kremlin-controlled leasing firms want to be in a position to trade loan notes if sanctions are lifted against GTLK debt. They have sought approval over their role as members of the company’s committee of inspection.

XTX Markets, the British trading firm led by Alex Gerko, wanted to subscribe to an Irish fund run by Aviva. However, it was rejected due to the economic sanctions placed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. The decision has triggered legal action.

Russia has managed to largely get around the sanctions regime because of its vast energy export network and its physical borders with many Asian and Central Asian countries, which are willing to act as conduits for the re-export of goods and services.