UK fines London branch of German bank for breaching Russia sanctions

The London branch of Deutsche Bank has been fined £165,000 (about US$221,000) for breaching the UK's sanctions regime against Russia.

Source: the UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), as cited by Reuters and reported by European Pravda

Details: The bank processed two payments in June and July 2022, totalling approximately £635,619, to a Russian entity that had become affiliated with a sanctioned organisation.

The London branch voluntarily disclosed the payments to OFSI in September 2022, making it eligible for a 45% discount to the original £300,000 penalty.

"Deutsche Bank takes ​sanctions compliance extremely seriously. We have ‌strengthened ⁠and continue to strengthen all aspects of our sanctions compliance framework and associated processes," a spokesperson for the bank said.

Background:

• In 2025, five people in Germany were convicted of violating sanctions against Russia.
• In April, the Riga City Court in Latvia fined a businessman €10,140 for attempting to breach European Union sanctions against Russia.

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