On 14 April 2025 in Luxembourg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, will participate in a meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council. Its agenda covers Russia’s aggression…
Strengthening security, a firm stance on sanctions against Russia, further work in the European Union (EU) to increase pressure on the Russian economy and weaken its ability to wage war, as well as…
“Russian authorities have committed enforced disappearances and torture of the Ukrainian civilian population. Those crimes were perpetrated as part of a widespread, systematic attack and pursuant to…
“Working together, we must do more and act faster to provide Ukraine with strong and comprehensive support and to give Ukraine a better position both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table,…
16 March 2025 marks eleven years since the so-called referendums on joining the Russian Federation were illegally held in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Russia…
On Friday, 14 March 2025, in Brussels, an agreement was reached at the level of the ambassadors of the European Union (EU) Member States to extend individual sanctions against persons threatening…
We welcome the joint statement by Ukraine and the United States on a proposed 30-day interim ceasefire and the decision to resume US security assistance and intelligence sharing to Ukraine. We…
With the 16th round of sanctions adopted today, we are precisely targeting the sectors that still generate the highest revenue for Russia. The sanctions affect Russia’s energy sector, its trade and…
Check against delivery Mr President, I have the honour to address the Council on behalf of three Baltic states – Estonia, Lithuania and my own country Latvia. I thank the presidency of the Council…
Check against delivery Mr President, delegates, distinguished representatives of the member states, Three years ago, Russia unleashed a full-scale aggression against its sovereign neighbour – Ukraine…
