Keatinge, who was in Malta for workshops on sanctions, said he was impressed by the coordination and community in Malta on sanctions, which is a far cry to the impression many abroad have of Malta’s sanctions approach. Malta is one of those places that is guilty until it proves itself innocent. People are quick to judge Malta and Cyprus, but I can tell you that I’ve been to Cyprus and I’ve been to Malta and it’s completely different when it comes to sanctions,” Keatinge said. Despite the reputation abroad, Keatinge felt that Malta could actually teach other Member States on certain best practices regarding sanctions. “What we did after 2014 was we did a load of sanctions on Russia and then we thought ‘Oh, we’ve done sanctions on Russia.
