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Ukraine’s parliament adopted a resolution on 11 March calling on the governments of Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to introduce a full ban on export-import operations and the transit of goods with Russia and Belarus. Lawmakers also urged these countries to push for the inclusion of such restrictions in upcoming EU sanctions packages.
The resolution states that trade between the European Union and Russia and Belarus remains a significant source of income for these regimes and contributes to financing their military-industrial complexes. It cites statistics showing that in the first ten months of 2025 Latvia exported goods worth €941.5 million to Russia and Belarus, while imports of Russian fertilizers into Poland in 2024 increased by almost 130% compared with 2022. In the first eleven months of 2024, the EU sold goods worth €6.63 billion to Belarus, with Poland being the largest buyer of Belarusian goods at €436.4 million.
According to Ukrainian lawmakers, introducing a full trade embargo along the EU’s eastern borders would be an important step toward increasing economic pressure on aggressor states and strengthening Europe’s security.
The resolution was commented on by Pavel Latushka, deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management.
“The issue of trade restrictions is directly linked to the behavior of the Lukashenka regime. The release of political prisoners, the end of repression and the cessation of support for Russian aggression are key conditions for changing the attitude of European countries toward economic contacts with Belarus. Otherwise, pressure on the regime will only intensify, including the expansion of sanctions and the possible introduction of a trade embargo,” he said.