Save the date: International sanctions conference in Riga to focus on measures degrading Russia’s war machine

This year’s conference will focus on the practical effectiveness of sanctions and their tangible impact on Russia’s ability to sustain its war effort. International experts will examine measures that have proven effective in practice, drawing on implementation and enforcement experience, best practices and measurable results.

The conference programme will focus on three key areas:

• Export restrictions on Common High Priority (CHP) items – effective approaches to preventing these goods from reaching Russia and disrupting supply chains that support its military and industrial capabilities, including efforts to counter diversion through third countries and other sanctions-circumvention techniques.
• The role of crypto-assets in sanctions circumvention – including the use of crypto-assets to facilitate payments linked to CHP items and other restricted goods.
• Energy sanctions and other measures aimed at reducing Russia’s revenues – measures that have proven effective in restricting Russia’s energy revenues and capabilities, methods used to circumvent energy-sector sanctions, and the role of the shadow fleet.

Further information on the programme, speakers and livestream will follow.

Since April 2024, FIU Latvia is the national competent authority for sanctions implementation.