On Saturday, 14 March 2026, the Council of the European Union (EU) unanimously decided to extend for six months the restrictive measures against those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine. The sanctions are thus extended until 15 September 2026. Latvia actively opposed any politically motivated attempts to remove specific individuals from the sanctions list. Once again, as a result of intensive negotiations, a united EU…
On Saturday, 14 March 2026, the Council of the European Union (EU) unanimously decided to extend for six months the restrictive measures against those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine. The sanctions are thus extended until 15 September 2026. Latvia actively opposed any politically motivated attempts to remove specific individuals from the sanctions list. Once again, as a result of intensive negotiations, a united EU position has been reached, which does not allow for the weakening of sanctions against Russia. More than 2,700 sanctioned entities have been retained on the sanctions list. As part of the regular review of each sanctions regime (every 6 months in…
