Latvian authorities confirm Shahed-type drone in Rezekne
The Russian drone that crashed in Latvia’s Rezekne Country’s Gaigalava Parish was a Shahed-type drone armed with explosives, as announced by the Latvian…
Category: Politics
Rail Baltica develops PPP model to reduce burden on Latvia’s budget
Work continues on the development of the public and private partnership (PPP) model for Rail Baltica project. This could speed up the project’s…
Woman in Latvia sentenced to three years in prison for glorifying Putin
On Wednesday, the 10th of July, Riga City Court sentenced pro-Kremlin activist Jeļena Kreile to three years in prison for using Russian symbols and other…
Latvian parliament approves Agnese Lāce as country’s Minister of Culture
On Thursday, the 20th of June, Latvian Saeima approved Agnese Lāce as the new Minister of Culture. She was proposed for this post…
Latvia’s contribution to safety: aid for Ukraine and new arms for Latvia
The provision of arms to Ukraine does not create problems for Latvia’s security and defence, said Commander of Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS)…
Turkey suspends trade with Israel citing deteriorating situation in Palestine
Turkey suspended trade with Israel as of Thursday, the 2nd of April, citing a “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian territories, with the…
Cameron: Ukraine can strike inside Russia with British weapons
Visiting Kyiv, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron pledged annual military aid of three billion pounds (3.5 billion euros) to Ukraine “for as long…
Officials: US pier to begin operations off Gaza coast as soon as this weekend
According to a US official and a European official, who were granted anonymity to discuss the dates before their announcement, the US military-built…
Pedro Sánchez remains Prime Minister of Spain after resignation talks
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday, the 29th of April, after a five-day period of reflection, that he will not resign,…
