In the inaugural episode of the podcast, host Jan Dunin-Wasowicz discusses select February 2025 developments, focusing on the 16th package of EU sanctions against Russia and the continued expansion of the EU’s sanctions toolbox at a defining moment for the sanctions coalition. As companies may have to prepare for a world where EU sanctions become the key if not the dominant sanctions regime against Russia, the show welcomes Saskia Rietbroek, CSS, Executive Director and co-founder of the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists, for a discussion about the evolving challenges facing the EU trade compliance community.