Three years into the brutal war of aggression waged by Russia against Ukraine, on 24 February 2025, ministers at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council approved the 16th round of EU sanctions on…
On the third-year mark of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council, at its meeting in Brussels on Monday, 24 February 2025, is expected to formally…
On Monday, 16 December 2024, at the EU Foreign Affairs Council, ministers approved the 15th package of sanctions against Russia, including the listing of 52 shadow fleet vessels, 11 of which have…
On December 5, 2024, Latvia and the United States jointly convened an expert gathering on sanctions and export controls in Riga. The event brought together officials from the United Kingdom, Canada,…
“Sanctions against Russia are working: they have a negative impact on Russia’s economy and its source of income, which “feeds” its military capabilities and war machinery in the war of aggression…
On 17 October 2024, the European Union’s International Special Envoy for the Implementation of EU Sanctions, David O’Sullivan, arrives in Latvia on a working visit. During his visit, the EU Special…
The Foreign Affairs Council adopts sanctions on Iran and designates six persons over actions destabilising Moldova Further military support to Ukraine, stronger sanctions against Russia and third…
The new rounds of EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus, their effective enforcement in order to minimise Russia’s ability to escalate its war against Ukraine, the need to sooner break economic…
In order to implement the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) against Russia in the most effective way and reduce the possibilities for circumventing them, Latvia, together with other EU…
On 30 June, EU Member States approved the 8th package of sanctions targeting Belarus. Trade restrictions already imposed on Russia are now also included in sanctions against Belarus. The main goal is…
