A Russian Shahed-type drone equipped with an explosive crashed in Latvia on Sept. 7, Latvia's Defense Ministry confirmed during a press conference on Sept. 9. The Latvian Defense Ministry previously ...

The Latvian army has started to dig an anti-tank ditch as part of its first defensive line near the border with Russia, Latvian public broadcaster LSM reported on May 2. Russia's invasion of Ukraine ...

Law enforcement arrested the Latvian citizen on Aug. 27, 2025. According to investigators, the man passed information to Russian intelligence about the locations, layouts and security measures of ...

The government of Latvia has extended restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens until March 4, 2025, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russian citizens are prohibited from entering Latvia for ...

Political leaders in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have discussed dismantling railways on each of the Baltic States’ borders ...

Ukraine and its Western partners have had a difficult winter. Russian troops are on the advance, Ukrainian arsenals are fast emptying, and Russian President Vladimir Putin appears laser-focused on ...

HELSINKIHELSINKI — Latvia’s government has extended restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into the Baltic country until next year, citing Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine which ...

Latvian authorities have ordered a temporary closure of airspace along the borders with Russia and Belarus, set to last seven days. Source: Latvian Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds on X (Twitter), ...

Latvia, along with neighboring Estonia and Lithuania, has emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of Russia in the wake of Putin’s unprovoked brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

RIGA (Reuters) - It's not so much the risk of conflict with Russia that worries the mayor of the Latvian capital Riga; it's the threat to jobs and investment as EU sanctions on Moscow rebound on the ...

RIGA (Reuters) - Russia and its small neighbor Latvia finalized a border agreement on Tuesday, 16 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The agreement, sealed when Russian Foreign Minister ...