BNN summary of the week: Toppled obelisk. Six months of war. Euro value
This week all three Baltic States celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the Baltic Way, and it was on this day that Latvia commenced…
Category: Social
Week in Lithuania: President paid official visit to Iceland, Lithuania to contribute to Ukraine’s reconstruction
Last week: prosecutors asked court to liquidate controversial association, plans on rebuilding Ukraine’s Kyiv, Borodianka, Irpin detailed, President paid official visit to Iceland,…
Lithuanian border guards complain they are underarmed
Lithuanian border guards’ unions complain that they are armed with old unreliable Kalashnikovs and undersupplied with ammunition. In case of a foreign invasion,…
Mayor: the final phase of Soviet Victory Monument’s demolition was done by one man
The final phase of demolition of the last remaining part of the Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the…
Pakistan floods affected over 30 million people
Historic monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan have affected more than 30 million people over the last few weeks, the country’s climate change…
VIDEO | 79 m tall obelisk of Soviet Victory Monument toppled in Pārdaugava
On Thursday, 25 August, the remaining element of the Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders…
Weekly events in Lithuania: Russian tourists, soaring energy prices, border guard’s insufficiently armed
The Baltic states are leading the charge to have the EU stop issuing tourist visas to all Russians. An effective measure to put…
Final stage of Soviet Victory Monument’s demolition commences – obelisk next in line
Thursday, 25 August, marks the start of the final stage of demolition of the Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga…
Riga’s executive director: although hard to predict the exact moment, the monument will fall today
Currently it is hard to predict the exact moment when the Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German…
