Russia to strenghten positions in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian officials say Russia is moving additional forces into eastern Ukraine to prepare for a possible attack, Reuters reports. Ukraine is impatiently waiting…
Latvia’s budget to have deficit of 4.2% for the sake of «major priorities», says PM
It is planned for the state budget of 2023 to have a deficit of 4.2% of GDP, but this is necessary to implement…
Another earthquake shakes Turkey, rescue operations continue
While rescue operations are underway and Turkish emergency services are trying to find survivors under the ruins of buildings, the country has been…
Latvian security institutions to look into sanctioned Russian billionaire’s dual citizenship
Latvian security institutions are looking into options to annul Russian billionaire Petr Aven’s Latvian citizenship, as confirmed by Ministry of the Interior. The…
Changes in Russian embassy delay application for Estonian citizenship
The number of Russian citizens who want to apply for Estonian citizenship doubled last year but the process of changing citizenship now is…
New Riga Theatre’s reconstruction sage takes unexpected turn
Latvian state real estate company Valsts nekustamie īpašumi (VNI) has released a statement from board member Jeļena Gavrilova, in which officials doubt completion…
Major earthquake strikes Turkey
A 7,9-magnitude earthquake shook central Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday morning, and was also felt in Cyprus and Libya, writes Reuters. Hundreds of…
Latvian National Alliance politician may have close ties with «sanctioned oligarch» Petr Aven
TV3 programme Nekā personīga reports that Russian billionaire Petr Aven, who is under EU sanctions, had stayed in Latvia in December 2022 and…
Churches’ «instrumental disinformation» about documents of international causes evil, says minister
Latvian Minister of Justice Inese Lībiņa-Egnere, stressing that churches and other religious organisations are very important in a democratic society in maintaining dialogue…
