A law was introduced four years ago to allow the UK to convict those breaching the sanctions. However, in a letter to MPs, the NCA's director-general pointed to the complexity of

In the run-up to his departure from the White House, President Joe Biden has slapped a number of major new sanctions on Russia’s financial systems and energy sector. The U.S. originally threatened Russia with “the mother of all sanctions” as Moscow prepared to invade Ukraine in February 2022.