The article contains detailed commentary of the judicial case arising from action filed by “Bauer Technology” LLC against businessman Prudnikov R.P. (№ А41-101031/22). In this case the real estate sale contract con-cluded with company under control of entity connected with “unfriendly” jurisdiction bypass the specific order of conclusion and execution, which requires permission by governmental commission and settlement through type “C” accounts, was for the first time declared invalid. The author pays substantial attention to the assess-ment of legal implications, led by indicated judicial practice, including in respect of: the difficulties of qualifica-tion of a party to a contract as belonging to one of the types of “persons of foreign states taking unfriendly ac-tions”; stemming from it, risks of a buyer under a real estate sale contract and its mitigation mechanisms; as well as growing importance of public control over transactions falling under counter-sanctions measures of the Russian Federation.