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August 13, 2025January 15, 2026 by Mark Handley

Estonia – Russian diplomat expelled, in part for sanctions violations

The Foreign Ministry of Estonia has issued a press release stating that it has declared a Russian diplomat persona non grata requiring the diplomat to leave Estonia. The press release stated, in part: “The diplomat in question has been directly and actively involved in undermining the constitutional order and legal system of Estonia, as well …

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August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 by Mark Handley

Estonia – sanctioned Russian timber enforcement

Estonia’s Customs has issued information on its current enforcement activity in relation to sanctioned Russian timber. While noting the use of Kazakhstan, China and Georgia as prominent third countries used for attempts to import Russian timber, Estonian Customs notes: The release does not identify the outcomes of the 23 identified violations.

July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 by Mark Handley

Estonia – lengthy custodial sentence for sanctions offences

Estonia’s Office of the Prosecutor has issued a press release regarding an agreed settlement with Pavel Kapustin convicting him of sanctions offences as well as espionage and supplying false information. The man was sentenced to 6.5 years’ jail and assets valued at €90,000 were confiscated. The press release does not break down the sentence by …

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June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 by Mark Handley

Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania: investigations opened into funding provided by Russian designated person

Further to our earlier post regarding an investigation in Latvia into the activities of the designated Russian state entity “Pravfond”, it has now been reported that a number of other investigations are ongoing in relation to this entity’s activities: 1) An investigation has been commenced in Sweden in relation to a school that had associations …

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June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 by Mark Handley

Estonia – conviction and 2-year sentence for making economic resources available to a designated person

Further to our earlier post, it has been reported that journalist Svetlana Burtseva has been convicted of breaches of the EU’s sanctions. The offence was committed by making “economic resources” available to a designated person. The designated person was the sanctioned media outlet Rossiya Segodnya. The “economic resources” were articles and photos written and taken …

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April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 by Mark Handley

Estonia – details of eleven Russian sanctions convictions

Further to the earlier post about Estonia having obtained 8 criminal convictions during 2024, we can publish details of the criminal convictions for breaches of the EU’s Russian sanctions that have been published on Estonia’s searchable gazette of published judgments. As well as one conviction obtained in 2022, below we are publishing summaries of seven …

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April 16, 2025November 11, 2025 by Mark Handley

Estonia – criminal sanctions conviction for accepting funds from designated person

The Estonian authorities have secured a guilty plea as part of a plea deal by an individual who accepted funds from a designated person. The accused, Tatjana Sokolova, received payments into Russian bank accounts from “The Foundation for the Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad” – a designated person under the …

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April 14, 2025 by Mark Handley

Estonia – seizure of Russian shadow fleet oil tanker

On Friday the Estonian Navy has seized an oil tanker (the Kiwala) forming part of the so-called “shadow fleet”. The Kiwala is designated by the EU. During a routine inspection of the vessel’s documentation, it was determined that the vessel was not validly flagged in any country and did not have valid insurance. The vessel …

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March 5, 2025 by Mark Handley

Estonia – 8 sanctions convictions and more than 100 active criminal cases

The Yearbook of the Prosecutor’s Office in Estonia has published details on its enforcement of sanctions to date. I thank Siiri Grabbi of the Coop Pank in Tallinn for the reference. The Yearbook states that eight criminal convictions have been obtained with one also appealed. It does not provide details of the offending or the …

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February 28, 2025 by Mark Handley

Italy and Estonia – extradition of sanctions suspect to Estonia

It is being reported that the Estonian Prosecutor’s office has successfully completed the extradition of suspect Ivan Anchevsky, after he was arrested in Italy. The prosecution of Anchevsky for suspected exports to Russian in breach of EU sanctions, forms part of a wider investigation including two unnamed Estonian companies and their boards of directors. Anchesvsky, …

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