janeiro 15 2024
UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of January 8, 2024
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our London Global and Government Trade team listed above.
1. Russia Sanctions
- UK makes statement on humanitarian aid in Ukraine at UN Security Council: On January 10, 2024, UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward made a statement at the UN Security Council estimating that more than 14.6 million Ukrainians will require humanitarian assistance in 2024. In the address, among other things Ambassador Woodward called on all UN Members to implement UN resolutions, and on Russia to (i) cease its trading in arms with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), (ii) implement all UNSC resolutions in full, and (iii) restate its commitment to the global non-proliferation regime. (Over 14.6 million Ukrainians will need humanitarian assistance this year: UK statement at the UN Security Council - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)).
- UK makes joint statement with other nations on Russia’s procurement and use of weapons from the DPRK: On January 10, 2024, the UK, along with France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Ukraine, and the United States, issued a joint statement asserting that Russia’s procurement and use of weapons from the DPRK violates UN Security Council Resolutions. In the statement, the signatory nations allege that Russia’s 30 December 2023 and 6 January 2024 attacks on Ukraine were carried out with the use of weapons imported from the DPRK, and condemns these actions as they violate several UN Security Council resolutions that prohibit UN Member States from procuring arms from the DPRK and prohibit the DPRK from exporting arms. (Russia’s procurement and use of weapons from the DPRK violates UN Security Council Resolutions: joint statement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)).