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EU imposes sanctions on two Uzbek companies and activates mechanism against Kyrgyzstan for the first time

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The European Union has approved the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, with companies from Uzbekistan coming under restrictions and measures introduced against Kyrgyzstan

The European Union has adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, extending restrictions not only to Russian companies but also to organizations in third countries, including Uzbekistan, and for the first time activating a special anti-circumvention mechanism against Kyrgyzstan. The European Commission announced this on April 23, 2026. EU sanctions two companies from Uzbekistan …

The United States imposes sanctions on Uzbek citizen Azizjon Mamashoyev and his associated company Advance Security Solutions

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U.S. Department of the Treasury

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Uzbek citizen Azizjon Makhmudovich Mamashoyev and his associated company Advance Security Solutions to its sanctions list on February 24, 2026. The update was published on the agency’s official website. Inclusion in the sanctions list According to OFAC, 39-year-old Tashkent resident …

The United Kingdom imposes sanctions on Rustam Muminov and four Uzbek companies

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The United Kingdom imposes sanctions on Rustam Muminov and four Uzbek companies

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Rustam Muminov and four Uzbek companies, including the Fergana Chemical Plant, LLC Gelion Business Trade (Tashkent–Jizzakh), LLC JV Chemistry International (Navoiy), and LLC Raw Materials Cellulose (Jizzakh). The sanctions were imposed on 18 December 2025 by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office against “who are or have …

EU imposes sanctions on Uzbek businessman Rustam Muminov

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Excerpt from EU document showing sanctions on Uzbek businessman Rustam Muminov for supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex via Fargona Chemical Plant

Uzbek entrepreneur Rustam Muminov has been included in the 19th package of EU sanctions adopted on 23 October 2025. According to the EU, Muminov continues to control the Fargona Chemical Plant (Farg’ona Kimyo Zavodi), which, the organization states, supplied cotton pulp to the Perm and Kazan powder plants for the production of weapons for the …

Uzbekistan fully feels the negative impact of sanctions — Mirziyoyev at the EAEU summit

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President Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaks at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Minsk

On June 27, during the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Minsk, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev openly spoke about the serious negative consequences of sanction policies for the country’s economy. “Today, my colleagues expressed their views on the difficult situation in the global economy. In Uzbekistan, we fully feel the negative effects of rising …