Finland announces intention to join NATO
The top political leaders of Finland have released a joint statement calling for a quick path of the country to join the NATO…
Category: Politics
National Alliance threatens to leave Latvia’s ruling coalition if minister Marija Golubeva is not dismissed
The Saeima faction of the National Alliance and the party’s board have decided to request dismissal of Latvia’s Minister of the Interior Marija…
UK Prime Minister visits Sweden and Finland as countries prepare NATO announcement
The non-NATO Nordic countries of Sweden and Finland are hosting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, May 11. That is around a…
State of emergency on Latvian-Belarusian border extended until August
On 10 May Latvia’s Cabinet of Ministers decided to extend the state of emergency in Ludza, Kraslava, Augšdaugava and Daugavpils for three more…
Day 76 of war in Ukraine: Search for survivors after missile strikes on Odessa, Russian troops showing low morale and discipline
In Ukraine, on Tuesday, May 10, rescuers were looking for survivors in Odessa, where seven missiles landed and set buildings alight. In Izyum,…
Savickis to leave his post as president of Latvian Tennis Union by October
Juris Savickis will leave his post as president of Latvian Tennis Union by October 2022, as he confirmed in an interview to LTV…
War-torn Ukraine visited by Baltic foreign ministers to expand support
The three Baltic foreign ministers were on a joint visit to Ukraine on Friday, May 6, to discuss expanding Baltic and EU support…
Day 72 of war in Ukraine: Final stage of Azovstal defence, 500 civilians evacuated from Mariupol, Russia’s letter to family of Moskva sailor
On Friday, May 6, in Ukraine, Russian army continued its attempts to seize the remaining part of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works. After resisting…
Latvian PM: Victory Square monument will be demolished, the question is – how and when
Inevitably the monument complex located at Victory Square will be demolished. The topics on the table now are about when and how this…
