LATVIA 🇱🇻 (0-3) TAKES DOWN UNDEFEATED LITHUANIA (3-0) AND ADVANCES TO THE #U18EUROBASKET QUARTER-FINALS! 🤯

Latvia 🇱🇻 goes Startup 🚀 In just the first half of 2025, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 €𝟲𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 — almost triple the total raised throughout all of 2024 (~€25M) 📈 #StartupLatvia #InvestinLatvia

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating more than 50 individuals and entities and identifying more than 50 vessels: home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

Ukraine’s move to restore powers of anti-corruption bodies demonstrates its resolve to quickly get back on course when European democratic values are at stake. The rule of law and fighting corruption are crucial for any country aspiring to join the EU.

LATVIA 🇱🇻 SURVIVES A THRILLER VS. GERMANY AND ADVANCES TO THE #U18EUROBASKET SEMI-FINALS IN THE LAST SECONDS! 🤯

In the Latvian port city of Liepaja, French artist Mathieu Kroyal, known as Aero, has completed the city’s largest mural to date in just nine days. #nocomment

Tikšanās ar ES Revīzijas palātas pārstāvi M.Kozlovu, Muitas pārvaldes direktoru ģen. R.Zukulu, FID un Latvijas Bankas pārstāvjiem par sankcijām pret KF. Latvijas modelis sankciju ieviešanā ir paraugs citām 🇪🇺 valstīm, kur tā nav. Augstu vērtēta arī reģiona valstu sadarbība.

The EU now sanctions a stunning 444 shadow fleet oil tankers. Recent sanctions have improved massively the overlap with the UK. Joint EU - UK sanctioned ships are now up to 247. The US should join this effort and sanction ships targeted by EU and UK. Ben Harris The Brookings Institution

A big thank you to Baiba Braže & Latvian MFA 🇱🇻 | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 colleagues for an open discussion & support to European Court of Auditors audit on performance of EU &MS institutions in their work on implementation of the restrictive trade measures. A lot of good governance and best practice examples in Latvia!

Russia’s oil & gas revenues keep falling. In July, the Kremlin collected ₽787.3B ($8.9B) in oil & gas taxes — 28% less than a year ago. For Jan–Jul 2025, revenues totaled ₽5.3T ($60B), down 19% YoY from ₽6.5T (~$74B). Every billion lost weakens Putin’s war machine.

According to sources in Ukraine, the #Latvian 🇱🇻 company was the only one to pass the last and most challenging round of tests, which included navigating an electronic warfare (EW) denied environment – an outcome that underscores just how advanced fighting on the front lines has

The US, EU and UK have sanctioned 386 shadow fleet vessels so far in 2025. As a result, Russia's seaborne oil exports are down 25% in the first 7 months of 2025 vs the same period in 2024. Yet many Western analysts - wrongly - claim sanctions don't work... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/friend-versu…

Sincere greetings to Singapore 🇸🇬 on the occasion of its #NationalDay! We look forward to strong relations and continued cooperation in the coming years. Singapore Government | MFAsg | Singapore Mission UN

We welcome efforts of President Donald J. Trump to stop Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Just, lasting, dignified peace is what we all want, Ukrainians the most. Such peace must involve Ukraine and uphold its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Russia mustn’t be rewarded for aggression.

NEW: Irish Times reports an ageing Russian tanker, Blue, carrying sanctioned crude from near St Petersburg, has entered Irish waters under a false Benin flag, without insurance or safety papers. The 22-year-old vessel, part of Russia’s shadow fleet switched off its tracking

A story of Ukrainian veteran Vladyslav Zadorin, who spent 22 months in a Russian captivity. What he describes is horrific — daily physical and mental torture. Please share this story so the world understands the true nature of Russia’s evil.

105 years ago Latvia and Soviet Russia signed Peace Treaty, recognising the independence and sovereignty of 🇱🇻. 20 years later Kremlin brutally violated the treaty occupying Latvia. Treaty is valid and relevant also today but one must keep in mind that 🇷🇺 has bad legal record.

1/10 🇷🇺 In June 2025, Russia’s oil revenues rose by $0.8B to $13.6B, as higher prices outweighed a 1.4% drop in export volumes. KSE Institute 🇺🇦’s July report breaks down the gains — $8.6B from crude (+$0.73B) and $5.0B from products (+$0.08B) — and reveals how the shadow fleet

EU Foreign Ministers today expressed support for US steps that will lead to a just peace. Meanwhile, we work on more sanctions against Russia, more military support for Ukraine and more support for Ukraine’s budgetary needs and accession process to join the EU.

I thank EU HRVP Kaja Kallas for convening EU Foreign ministers and Ukraine’s FM Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 for an update on a possible peace deal with Russia. 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦 are united in their goal to stop Russia’s aggression. To reach just and lasting peace, RU needs to be forced to peace.