On 20 November 2025, at the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, the Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže underlined the urgent need to increase military and financial assistance for Ukraine’s self-defence, find a solution to channel the immobilised Russian Central Bank assets in support of Ukraine, and provide Ukraine with security guarantees. The Foreign Ministers discussed further steps to constrain Russia, including progress on the 20th package of EU sanctions. The…
On 20 November 2025, at the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, the Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže underlined the urgent need to increase military and financial assistance for Ukraine’s self-defence, find a solution to channel the immobilised Russian Central Bank assets in support of Ukraine, and provide Ukraine with security guarantees. The Foreign Ministers discussed further steps to constrain Russia, including progress on the 20th package of EU sanctions. The Ministers also approved sanctions against 10 Russian individuals – judges, prosecutors, representatives of repressive authorities responsible for serious human rights violations and a crack-down on civil society. The meeting was attended remotely by the…
