Switzerland adopted the latest EU sanctions package on Russia and Belarus, the government said on Monday. The move came one week after the European Union targeted Moscow's vessels and Chinese entities found to have traded with the Russian military.

Europe cannot survive without Russia and Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on , BelTA has learned.

Switzerland has enforced the EU's latest sanctions package targeting Russia and Belarus. This includes freezing the assets of 54 individuals and 30 entities, and banning 52 Russian-affiliated ships. These sanctions aim to restrict Russian military activities and punish those bypassing trading limits on Russian crude oil.

The Swiss government decided to join the European Union's 15th package of sanctions against Russia, which was adopted on 16 December, as well as the measures against Belarus. Source: European Pravda,