In particular, Kariņš pushed for a ban on imports of the aggressor country’s agricultural products as well as expanding the export and transit ban on raw materials used in the Russian military industry to include manganese ore and aluminium oxide.
At the Foreign Affairs Council, EU Foreign Ministers discussed Belarus, the Middle East, and support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s aggression.
In his comments Kariņš emphasized that Russia shows no intention of dropping its addiction to brutal military measures and “it was getting clear that nothing would change in the nearest coming years and Russia would remain on the warpath. We must work together to develop and strengthen the EU’s defence industry.”
The Foreign Minister also called for implementing not only individual Member States’ procurements but also joint EU procurements for deliveries of ammunition from third countries to Ukraine.
