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Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced a new round of sanctions targeting individuals and entities supporting Russia's illegal war against Ukraine. Today’s sanctions package targets 33 individuals and entities with a particular focus on cyber actors, as well as those involved in the forced relocation, abduction, and re-education of Ukrainian children. “Children should never be used as instruments of war,” Mr Peters says. “New Zealand remains deeply concerned by efforts to abduct and re-…

Brussels, Aug. 7 (SANA)The European Union has adopted new sanctions targeting five individuals linked to Russia’s military-industrial sector,EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallassaid on Friday.In a post on the X platform, Kallas said the measures were taken in response to recent Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, urging theEuropean Unionto maintain pressure on Moscow until, as she said, the conflict ends.The move comes after Britain announced new sanctions on Thursday targeting 19 Russian entities and…

London, Aug. 6 (SANA)The United Kingdom on Thursday imposed a new package of sanctions targeting 19 Russian entities, including banks, vessels linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” and companies accused of helping Moscow circumvent Western restrictions, as part of efforts to disrupt Russia’s financing of the war inUkraine. According to a statement issued by theUK government, the sanctions target six Russian banks supporting the country’s wartime economy, six oil tankers associated with th…

Gathered in Kyiv – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of the Nordic Baltic States (NB8) – Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of Iceland Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Siliņa, President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre and Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson – mark four years since Russia launched its ille…

February 24, 2026 marks four years since Russia launched a full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine. Russia's actions are in direct violation of international law and order, and are condemned by the entire democratic world. Freedom and democracy are values that must be defended. Latvia stands with Ukraine. We will keep supporting Ukraine's fight for independence and their land. Latvian society has continued to support Ukraine over the past four years. The results of a survey conducted in July 20…

Baiba Braze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, is in Ukraine for the sixth time today. And it is important that the minister came to Kyiv from Odesa, where she had a full visit program. We are always grateful to those partners who here in Ukraine, and together with our people, support and go through the Russian strikes. Especially when Russia rattles off ballistics every day. I briefed on the consequences of today's strike, and we also talked about the further implementation of the PURL and…

Brussels, Aug. 5, 2026 (SANA)The European Commission announced Wednesday that it will allocate €1.4 billion (approximately $1.6 billion) generated from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets held within the European Union to support Ukraine.In a statement posted on X, the Commission said the funds, transferred to the European Union on Aug. 3, were generated from accumulated interest on cash balances linked to frozen assets belonging to the Russian Central Bank. The assets have remained frozen und…