The Social Fund has fully met its obligations for the current year under pension agreements signed with Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. Funds for the fourth quarter of the current year have been successfully transferred to the above countries' pension authorities for further delivery to recipients.
For their part, Latvia and Estonia have also funded the Q4 pensions for recipients in Russia. Under the agreement with the Republic of Estonia, pensions will be transferred to citizens' accounts before the end of December; under the agreement with the Republic of Latvia – after we receive payroll records from them.
In early December, Lithuania announced the resumption of pension payments to Russia-based recipients through the Social Fund of Russia, similar to the process implemented under the agreements with Latvia and Estonia. Previously, Lithuania used to remit funds directly to the personal accounts of retirees living in Russia. As of now, neither pension money nor payroll records have been received from the Lithuanian side.
Last week, the Social Fund also remitted Russian pensions to recipients in Bulgaria. 5,700 citizens received payments totaling EUR 5 million for the entirety of 2025. Previously, foreign banks used to block payments.
As per the rules in force, Social Fund makes quarterly payments to recipients in Bulgaria and the Baltic countries. The funds are transmitted to retirees' personal accounts in foreign banks through foreign pension authorities.