Mirroring the escalation of tensions in and around Ukraine, the EU, US, Canada and other countries have broadened economic sanctions targeting Russia and certain Russian and Ukrainian persons very significantly.

In recent days the EU and each of the other countries adopted separate but coordinated packages of further sanctions.

Taken together these measures, and particularly the broad new EU measures, are likely to significantly impact a broad range of cross-border transactions with Russia and Russian companies.

The effects are likely to be felt most intensely in capital markets, investments and other corporate transactions, and in cross-border transactions involving the Russian financial, oil and gas and defence sectors.

This briefing sets out the sanctions being imposed by various countries/group of countries.

This briefing is available.  http://bit.ly/1pdH7Ho