EU extends sanctions to 2 000 individuals but lifts them for Kremlin allies?
European Union member states have agreed to extend sanctions against more than 2 000 individuals, including Latvian citizen Pēteris Avens. At the same…
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Trump-Putin conversation – peace or theatre? President Rinkēvičs comments
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has taken a cautious stance regarding the impact of Tuesday’s phone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian…
Putin agrees to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities, but not to full ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin, after about two hours of talks with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the 18th of March, agreed to…
Foggy morning, warm day – the weather will become more pleasant in the coming days
Wednesday and Thursday will pass with variable cloudiness and no significant precipitation. A light to moderate west-southwest wind will blow, shifting to a…
Lithuania’s Sabutis calls for strengthening military mobility links and EU-NATO cooperation
During the informal meeting of EU transport ministers in Warsaw, Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications Eugenijus Sabutis emphasizes the need to strengthen…
Partial restrictions imposed on three border checkpoints with Russia and Belarus
On Tuesday, the government approved a proposal from the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) to restrict access at Latvia’s border checkpoints with Russia…
Baltic and Polish defence ministers propose withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention
The defence ministers of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland have reached a regional agreement recommending their countries’ withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which…
Trump on Oval Office talk with Zelenskyy: We had to get Ukraine to do the right thing
US President Donald Trump told reporters at the Kennedy Center on Monday, the 17th of March, that his dispute with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
OECD lowers global economic growth forecasts
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Monday lowered its global economic growth forecasts for this year and next, citing trade…
