European countries should ‘absolutely’ introduce conscription, Latvian president says
European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian ...
War games in Latvia: Once unimaginable scenarios become chilling rehearsals
Latvia's defense minister says there's room for an even bigger NATO presence in his country. The remarks come as Russia ...
Army conscription should be rolled out across ‘weak’ Europe in face of threat from Putin, says president of Latvia
LATVIA’S president has warned European countries to “absolutely” introduce conscription as he dubbed the continent as “weak” ...
European countries should 'absolutely' introduce conscription, Latvia's president says
Edgars Rinkevics also told Sky News that European countries should increase defence spending amid the "ups and downs" in ...
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Latvia Wants Russian Tourists Banned from Schengen Area
Following Russia's unprovoked brutal full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022, the European Union has completely halted its visa facilitation agreement with Russia and implemented travel ...
Latvia FM: Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he couldn’t in Ukraine war — weaken the US
and neither did Russian and American negotiating teams when they met last week in Saudi Arabia. Latvia Foreign Minister Baiba ...
Russia is gearing up to build 100,000 drones a year on NATO's doorstep
Belarus said on Thursday that it's open to hosting the Russian factory, which would help expand Moscow's production outside ...
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Safety Risk: Latvia to Ban Travel to Russia and Belarus
Latvia, along with neighboring Estonia and Lithuania, has emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of Russia in the wake of ...
Russian children from Riga filmed a video of how they rushed down the stairs so as not to learn Latvian
Russian schoolchildren from Riga filmed a "tick-tok" about how they rushed down the stairs in order not to go to a Latvian ...
Belarus detains Ukrainian citizen who planned 'extremist' activity in Russia
Border service officers of Belarus detained a Ukrainian citizen at the Latvian border, who planned to conduct "extremist activities" in Russia, the service said on Thursday, adding that several ...
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Latvia FM: Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he couldn't in Ukraine war — weaken the US
UNITED NATIONS — Latvia’s foreign minister warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he hasn’t been able to accomplish in his war against Ukraine ...
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Why have Baltic states unplugged from Russia’s electricity grid?
The Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have officially severed the flow of electricity between themselves and Russia after officials switched off the Soviet-era grid’s ...