“The Government of Lithuania proposed to the Seimas to extend the national sanctions applied to citizens of Russia and Belarus for another year. This is reported by local media. The draft law introduced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (MFA) proposes to extend the restrictive measures that have been in place for two years for another year – until May 2, 2026. Currently, the law provides that these sanctions will be applied until May 2, 2025. The agency noted that the war started by Russia against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, is still ongoing, so the reasons for the restrictions have not disappeared. “Continuation of the law will provide Lithuania with the opportunity to apply restrictive measures at the national level against aggressor states as a foreign policy tool in addition to international sanctions introduced by the European Union due to the war waged by the Russian Federation against Ukraine,” the explanatory note to the draft law states. ”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
The draft law introduced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (MFA) proposes to extend the restrictive measures that have been in place for two years for another year – until May 2, 2026. Currently, the law provides that these sanctions will be applied until May 2, 2025.
The agency noted that the war started by Russia against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, is still ongoing, so the reasons for the restrictions have not disappeared.
“Continuation of the law will provide Lithuania with the opportunity to apply restrictive measures at the national level against aggressor states as a foreign policy tool in addition to international sanctions introduced by the European Union due to the war waged by the Russian Federation against Ukraine,” the explanatory note to the draft law states.
The Seimas of Lithuania for the first time adopted the law on the last national sanctions in the spring of 2023.