On 15 December 2025, at the final EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting of the year in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Baiba Braže emphasised that all EU influence must now be used to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. She also pointed out that Latvia will never recognise the incorporation of the temporarily Russian-occupied territory of Ukraine into Russia, regardless of the outcome of the peace talks. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže: “Russia continues its…
On 15 December 2025, at the final EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting of the year in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Baiba Braže emphasised that all EU influence must now be used to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. She also pointed out that Latvia will never recognise the incorporation of the temporarily Russian-occupied territory of Ukraine into Russia, regardless of the outcome of the peace talks. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže: “Russia continues its aggression, targeting civilian infrastructure and innocent Ukrainian citizens, and there are no indications that it is ready for peace. Russia is the sole obstacle to achieving a sustainable and just peace in Ukraine. It is trying to weaken support for…