Following the adoption of its 14th sanctions package against Russia, the European Union (“EU“) extended the scope of its sanctions against Belarus with a view to “mirroring several of the restrictive measures already in place against Russia“1 and “making EU sanctions against Russia more effective“.2
The legal texts, published on June 30, 2024,3 provide for significant amendments to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 (“Regulation 765/2006“),4 to align part of the sanctions targeting Belarus with those applicable to Russia. Anti-circumvention tools applicable to Russia have been…