The government, along with two other Baltic nations and Poland, agreed last month to quit the 1997 accord that prohibits from ...

The Latvian parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention international treaty that bans ...

In a significant move to bolster its defense capabilities, Latvia has signed a deal with the Swedish defense company, Saab, for the acquisition of advanced missile technology. The framework agreement, ...

Latvia’s parliament has passed a new law requiring citizens of countries outside the E.U., NATO, and the OECD to provide detailed information about the purpose of their visit before each entry into ...

President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly claimed that NATO poses an existential threat to Russia. In March, 2024, he ordered ...

The Latvian parliament voted to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, a treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, citing ...

Finland joined NATO in 2023 after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ending, together with Sweden, a long-held position of neutrality in favor of the protection afforded by the ...

With tears streaming down my face, it finally dawned on me - if Putin, who's been gifting meat grinders to bereaved Russian mums, takes over Ukraine, my home, Latvia, could very well be the next ...

TEREHOVA, Latvia — Behind the barbed wire fence, over the top of the snow-capped trees, a Russian flag flutters in the wind above what was once a busy crossing point. “This is the last stop on the ...

The impact of 25 years of Soviet rule in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania has been very far-reaching, especially in demographic, economic and cultural respects. First, there has occurred an enormous ...