“ In Latvia, more than 600 criminal proceedings have been initiated for violation of sanctions against Russia. Source: Deputy Chief of the Financial Intelligence Service for Sanctions Paulis Ilienkov on the air of Latvian Television, reports “Evropeyska Pravda” with reference to Delfi. Details: All processes started after 2022, and there are few cases of major violations of sanctions, the SFR representative said. In general, according to Ilyenkov, the situation in Latvia regarding compliance with sanctions against Russia is positive and it is certainly not a “weak link” in Europe and the world. Commenting on the US sanctions against the two largest Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil, Ilyenkov noted that they have little effect on Latvia. “Rosneft”, for example, is considered an object of sanctions in Latvia as early as 2022, so “in practice, this does not change anything for us,” said the SFR representative. In turn, Lukoil’s business interests in Latvia were relatively small compared to other EU countries. For example, in one of the EU countries, Lukoil had 460 gas stations in 2025, Ilyenkov said. It will be recalled that Yana Leonova, a 33-year-old citizen of Belarus, was extradited from France to the USA, who is accused of conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, smuggling, money laundering and fraud against the United States. Earlier it was reported that the German court decided to initiate criminal proceedings against two former managers of the German machine-building giant Siemens, who are accused of violating sanctions by facilitating the export of gas turbines to Crimea occupied by Russia.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: deputy head of the Financial Intelligence Service for sanctions, Paulis Ilienkov, on the air of Latvian television, reports “Evropeyska Pravda” with reference to Delfi.
Details: All processes have been started after 2022, and there are few cases of major violations of sanctions, the SFR representative said.
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In general, according to Ilyenkov, the situation in Latvia regarding compliance with sanctions against Russia is positive and it is certainly not a “weak link” in Europe and the world.
Commenting on the US sanctions against the two largest Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil, Ilyenkov noted that they have little effect on Latvia. “Rosneft”, for example, is considered an object of sanctions in Latvia as early as 2022, so “in practice, this does not change anything for us,” said the SFR representative.
In turn, Lukoil’s business interests in Latvia were relatively small compared to other EU countries. For example, in one of the EU countries, Lukoil had 460 gas stations in 2025, Ilyenkov said.
We will remind, from France to the USA a 33-year-old citizen of Belarus was extradited Yana Leonova, who is charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, smuggling, money laundering and fraud against the United States.
Earlier it was reported that the German court decided initiate criminal proceedings against two former executives of the German engineering giant Siemens, who are accused of violating sanctions by facilitating the export of gas turbines to Russian-occupied Crimea.