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Mārtiņš Štāls (@martinsstals)
Jaunā konservatīvā partija · JKP līdzpriekšsēdētājs, Jelgavas vicemērs
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@Braze_Baiba@Arlietas@AndrisKulbergs The EU demonstrated its weakness.
If the lifting of such sanctions is driven by officials of democratic countries, then it must be concluded that the public there has no understanding of what is currently happening in Ukraine, what Russia is, and who these oligarchs are.
❗️On the extension of EU sanctions and Latvia's position: 🔹EU sanctions must be strengthened, 🔹national sanctions have been adopted, 🔹reproaches must be addressed to those countries that wanted to remove 2 Russian oligarchs from sanctions, not to Latvia, which was the last of all EU countries to prevent that. https://t.co/nxliy4ZmvM
I read Twitter and don't understand. How exactly did Latvia worsen its position by unreservedly opposing the removal of Usmanov and Fridman from the sanctions list? We didn't achieve justice, yes, but why are Kulbergs or Braže to be blamed? Because they defended the position?
"Cherry-picking sanctions normalises Russia," Latvian Prime Minister @AndrisKulbergs warns after the bruising saga over Usmanov and Fridman.
"That is not the way to go," he tells @angelaskujins. "I'm worried about the playbook which it leaves."
https://t.co/Js1kNShHKP
Unfortunately, in the National Alliance and the United List, few understand in detail the content and true goals of the Istanbul Convention, so they easily crumble in the face of liberal demagogy. Because they themselves lack arguments. https://t.co/MytwPZFH44
“Until the very last moment in the negotiations I objected to the rape of my woman, that was a morally correct position, my friends saw and appreciated it, however I had to make a responsible decision, so in the end I abstained.” https://t.co/fqzisquQPi
Latvia agrees to a compromise, but does not change its principled position.
We objected to the last minute against the removal of Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list. Latvia was the only EU country that fought for this until the very end of the negotiations. It was a morally correct position, and our friends in Ukraine saw and appreciated it.
However, the government had to make a responsible decision. The choice was not between a good and a bad solution. The choice was between changing the status of two individuals and the risk of losing the entire sanctions regime applying to more than 2,600 Russian war supporters, individuals and companies.
Therefore, Latvia's representative will abstain in the vote. This will allow the sanctions to be extended not for the usual six months, but for 36 months. For the next three years, it will be much harder for the Kremlin and its allies to try to split Europe and trade over the future of sanctions every six months.
At the same time, Latvia does not step back:
🔒 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been tasked with immediately preparing the legal basis for imposing national sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman;
💶 we will use all legal instruments to prevent the release of their funds and economic resources in Latvia;
🛡️ in talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, we reached an agreement to start negotiations on Latvia's involvement in the French nuclear deterrence initiative;
✈️ France is ready to strengthen its military presence in Latvia, especially in the area of air defense;
🇺🇦 I personally informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian Prime Minister about Latvia's decision. Ukraine understands our position and supports the need to maintain a unified European sanctions regime.
Latvia will not allow the sanctions regime against thousands of Russian war supporters to collapse because of two individuals. We maintained our political position, safeguarded the continuation of sanctions and at the same time achieved a significant strengthening of Latvia's security.
As long as Russia continues the war, Latvia will continue to stand on Ukraine's side. Firmly and without retreat.
Here, @DagnijaNeimane, these things on Sundays, and not only, in the evenings should be dug up, how in the years of JV&co millions were squandered, hundreds of millions, but @ivchix and co before elections are pettily trying to screw only AS and LPV. https://t.co/p5E2nekyLt
Latvia previously, as the last EU member state, resisted easing the sanctions, but ultimately agreed to a compromise and in the vote took a position of 'constructive abstention', the Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (AS) told journalists after the government meeting. https://t.co/4BXF6aS0OHhttps://t.co/S3tdKBtxpu
Because of Latvia's objections, the European Union sanctions against Russia and Belarus have still not been extended, as Latvia opposes the demand by France and Slovakia to remove two Russian oligarchs from the sanctions list. Neither Latvia nor France is backing down from their demands. Meanwhile, Ukraine has reacted sharply to the possible lifting of sanctions against two oligarchs and thanked Latvia for its steadfastness and refusal to agree to such action. https://t.co/UZWVSOA09y
@JurgisLiepnieks@KKultuura I listened to the interview with Broks and Kulbergs. I have the feeling that this person has discovered what absolutely everyone interested in politics already knows before entering the MP's seat. That you have to cooperate, that you can't give orders, that there will be no KPIs and so on. Being a good opposition deputy means nothing yet.
Not even an hour passed and Didzis's not-so-complicated prophecy was fulfilled 100%. Komsomolka @Braze_Baiba is, pardon, knocked down from the tallest palm in Brussels.... Now @AndrisKulbergs will have the opportunity to decide on the need for a stake....:) Or does @JurgisLiepnieks remember when a Latvian foreign minister has ever failed so stupidly because of election posing? https://t.co/NUZUjduA2u
The Baltic states have agreed to extend the first phase of the Rail Baltica railway project until 2034, Latvia’s Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (AS) told journalists on Tuesday.