Guides

How Russian counter-sanctions work in practice

Six explainers for in-house counsel, compliance teams and advisers who need the system, not just the latest decree. Each page is dated and links to the relevant navigator cards.

How Russian counter-sanctions work: decrees, the Government Commission and the Bank of Russia

Who issues what, which instruments actually bind a bank, and why the answer to a simple question is usually spread across four documents.

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Dividends from a Russian subsidiary to a shareholder in an unfriendly state

The RUB 10 million monthly cap, type C accounts, the two routes to a permit, and the one structure that avoids the regime altogether.

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The cost of exiting Russia in 2026: the 60% discount, the 35% contribution and the end of the buy-back

What a Western seller actually receives after the sub-commission's conditions, how long a permit takes, and what Law 319-FZ did to buy-back options.

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Type C accounts: what goes in, what can come out, and the 2026 changes for deposits

The mechanism behind every “RUB 10 million per month” rule — who must use it, what a balance can be spent on, and what Decrees No. 377 and 550 did this year.

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Intra-group loans with a Russian subsidiary: granting, repaying and the permit line

Which direction of lending is free, which needs a permit, how repayment to a Western lender works above RUB 10 million, and the new RUB 30 million limit for capital contributions.

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Decree No. 585 and the suspended tax treaties: withholding on dividends, interest and royalties in 2026

Which 38 treaties Russia suspended in 2023, which partners have since suspended or terminated on their side (Germany from 1 January 2027), and what a Russian payer withholds today.

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