Sanktionen: Die Schweiz weitet ihre Sanktionslisten betreffend Russland und Belarus aus
Executive Summary
The Swiss Federal Council expanded sanctions lists against Russia and Belarus on December 12, 2025, adopting changes from the EU's 19th sanctions package to align Swiss measures with EU restrictions. This matters for Swiss financial institutions as it imposes immediate asset freezes, transaction bans, and reporting obligations on newly listed entities, strengthening efforts to counter Russia's military-industrial complex and shadow oil fleet while preventing sanctions evasion. #
What Changed
- Asset freezes and prohibitions: 22 natural persons and 42 companies/organizations added to asset freeze and prohibition on making funds/assets available lists. - Shipping restrictions: 116 new vessels (primarily Russian shadow fleet tankers evading oil price caps) subjected to comprehensive purchase, sale, and service bans. - Export controls: 45 new companies (including in third countries) under stricter export controls to block deliveries of critical goods to Russia's military-industrial sector. - Financial transaction bans: Five Russian banks and four branches of Russian banks in third countries banned from transactions, especially those using Russian payment systems; eight third-country companies also banned for undermining sanctions purposes. These align with EU's 19th package (Veror
What You Need To Do
- Immediate screening
- Asset freezing
- Transaction halts
- Ongoing monitoring
Key Dates
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Critical - Effective immediately (13 Dec 2025), with no grace period for asset freezes/transaction bans, exposing non-compliant firms to severe penalties amid FINMA's active enforcement on sanctions (type: enforcement). This escalates existing Russia/Belarus regimes, targeting evasion vectors like shadow fleets and third-country facilitators, demanding urgent system updates given the volu
Who is Affected
Summary
Der Bundesrat hat die Sanktionslisten betreffend Russland und Belarus am 12. Dezember 2025 ausgeweitet. Die Schweiz übernimmt damit diverse Änderungen, welche die EU im Rahmen ihres 19. Sanktionspakets beschlossen hat.