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Guidance

Financial sanctions guidance for Russia

Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to Russia

From:
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Published
13 February 2024
Last updated
1728 JulyJanuary 20252026 — See all updates

Documents

Financial sanctions guidance for Russia

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Ownership and control: public officials and control guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ownership-and-control-public-officials-and-control-guidance/ownership-and-control-public-officials-and-control-guidance

Details

Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to Russia covering:

  • Russia regulations
  • Asset freezes
  • Loan and credit arrangements
  • Correspondent banking relationships
  • Foreign exchange reserve and asset management
  • Investments in relation to Crimea
  • Investments in Russia
  • Licensing
  • Reporting
  • Trust services sanctions

Updates to this page

Published 13 February 2024
Last updated 1728 JulyJanuary 20252026 + show all updates

  2. Online form links added for exceptions in section 6 and 7.

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Update history

2026-01-28 12:49
Updated to reflect the closure of the OFSI Consolidated List on 28 January 2026. The UK Sanctions List is now the only source for all UK sanctions designations.

2025-07-17 14:57
Online form links added for exceptions in section 6 and 7.

2024-12-11 11:42
Section 6 updated to change reference from ‘Crimea’ to ‘Non-government controlled Ukrainian territory’.

2024-11-27 10:22
Minor change

2024-11-14 16:54
Financial sanctions guidance for Russia updated.

2024-07-16 12:12
Financial sanctions guidance for Russia – 9.6 Trust services amended

2024-05-16 15:30
Guidance amended to include reference for inclusion of designated persons subject to the reporting requirements in Regulation 38A of the Belarus Regulations.

2024-05-01 13:02
In line with our announcement of 13 February 2024, the Financial Sanctions Guidance for Russia has been converted from PDF to a digital format.FAQs have been removed from this document as they are now a standalone feature, published on 1 May 2024.

2024-02-20 16:04
FAQ number 56 added – When are persons required to report to OFSI under regulation 70A (5)?

2024-02-13 11:23
First published.