A U.K. court ordered Alexander George, a U.K. citizen and former company boss, to pay over $851,000 relating to export control violations, Revenue & Customs announced. George was convicted in 2018 of violating U.K. export controls by exporting fighter jet parts to Iran and sentenced to two and a half years in prison over the illicit scheme. If the defendant fails to pay the court-ordered penalty on time, he will see another three months in prison, Revenue & Customs said, with the fine still due.

A group of European countries not in the EU aligned with a series of sanctions decisions implemented by the bloc relating to Russia and Belarus' invasion of Ukraine and to ISIL (Da'esh) and al-Qaida, the European Council announced. Groups of countries aligned with five recent sanctions moves relating to the war in Ukraine and one recent move over ISIL and al-Qaida.

In a resolution meant to be part of the EU's new rules on products created or transported by forced labor, the European Parliament recommended banning such products from the bloc. According to the recommendations, authorities would "detain and seize" the goods at EU borders in instances where "sufficient evidence" indicates that they were made or transported by forced labor.

Some Russian airlines are considering relocating to Turkey to skirt sanctions that so far have stopped them from leasing aircraft and accessing maintenance and repair facilities. Pegas Touristik, owner of Nordwind Airlines, and Anex Tourism Group, operator of Azur Air, have had discussions with leasing companies in Turkey about getting planes, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported June 8. Azur Air and Nordwind primarily ferry Russian tourists to marquee locations and are controlled by Turkish businessmen. Since the carriers are not sanctioned, their relocation wouldn't violate the restrictions, Bloomberg said. The EU's sanctions led to companies terminating leases to airlines in Russia and banned the carriers from flying in European airspace.

The U.K.'s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation issued guidance on the enforcement and monetary penalties for violations of financial sanctions to reflect changes made by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act of 2022. The new measures and guidance come into effect June 15.

Russia imposed a travel ban June 6 on another 61 U.S. citizens in response to U.S. sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced, according to an unofficial translation. Listed are Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, along with other American officials and businesspeople in the media, finance, aviation and shipping sectors.

The EU adopted a European Council decision and regulation asking member states to implement "appropriate measures" to confiscate proceeds of sanctions infringements "in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine." The decisions tack on an amendment to Article 2 of the EU's Russia sanctions regime that freezes all funds belonging to or held by any listed individual or entities.

A group of European countries not in the EU aligned with the EU's recent sanctions decisions under the bloc's South Sudan and cyberattack sanctions regime, the European Council announced. In May, the council updated its list of individuals subject to the South Sudan restrictions. North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Ukraine and Moldova then aligned with the decision, the council said June 7. Under the regime targeting cyberattacks against the EU, the council extended the restrictive measures for three years, until May 18, 2025. North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Norway and Ukraine aligned with the decision, the council said.

The EU General Court dismissed an application for "interim measures" made by an individual listed under the EU's Russia sanctions regime. The court ruled that the application didn't show a good prima facie case and that there was no urgency or serious irreparable harm in the matter, thus no need was presented to suspend the pending restrictive measures, according to an unofficial translation. The court has ruled in the same way on all interim measures cases on restrictive measures.

The EU General Court in a June 1 judgment dismissed an application from sanctioned individual Yevgeniy Prigozhin to revoke the European Council acts including and maintaining his designation under the Libya sanctions regime. Prigozhin was originally listed due to his standing as a Russian businessman with links to the paramilitary Wagner Group. He filed his case to argue that the council relied on inadmissible evidence to make the sanctions decisions. The court rejected this claim, holding that the evidence, which includes UN reports and press articles, appears sound and reliable and thus contains "some probative value."