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While Latvia stands firmly and unconditionally with Ukraine in the war, it has not halted trade with Russia: in 2025, Latvian exports to Russia still reached over €962 million, with roughly half coming from alcohol (especially whisky). Russia ranked as Latvia’s 6th largest export partner, and the volume has only dropped about 19-20% since the pre-war peak of nearly €1.2 billion in 2021. Despite strong rhetorical support for Ukraine, only 36% of Latvians back a full trade ban with Russia and Belarus, while the government argues that much of the flow is “transit” from other EU countries — and a unilateral ban on items like alcohol would simply reroute through neighbors with little real impact on Moscow.

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