Section: Foreign media focused on Latvia
Savchenko found guilty in Russia
Court in Russia has declared Ukrainian pilot and Member of Parliament Nadiya Savchenko guilty of targeting mortar fire against two Russian journalists. …read more Source: Baltic News...
European Commission may recommend establishing visa-free regime with Ukraine
Ukraine has carried out the necessary reforms for the European Commission to recommend establishing a visa-free regime between the European Union and Ukraine, announced EC President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday, 17 March. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Ruling in Savchenko’s case to be announced on 21 or 22 March
On Wednesday, 9 March, Russian Federation Rostov Oblast Donetsk Court announced that the ruling in the criminal case against Ukrainian pilot and parliament member Nadiya Savchenko will be voiced on 21 or 22 March. …read more Source: Baltic News...
During protest to free Savchenko, eggs thrown at Russian embassy in Kyiv
Several thousand people in Kyiv on March 6 demanded Russia to free hunger-striking Ukrainian army pilot Nadja Savchenko tried in Russia for alleged killing of two Russian journalists. …read more Source: Baltic News...
«Normandy quartet» stuck on road to elections in Donbas
Ukrainian, Russian, French and German foreign ministers met on March 3 in Paris, to give impetus to fulfilling the conditions of Minsk ceasefire deal, but the Ukrainian side insists it will not pave way to elections in the part of country seized by pro-Kremlin separatists, while the ceasefire is being violated. …read more Source: Baltic...
Russia sues Ukraine to court over EUR 2.7 billion debt
Russia has sued Ukraine to a court in the UK over a 2.7 billion euro debt, noting that the action was taken after unsuccessful attempts to agree on a debt restructuring, according to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Yatsenyuk’s government retains power in no-confidence vote
The government of Arseniy Yatsenyuk on February 16 received Ukrainian parliament’s backing shortly after President Petro Poroshenko asked him to step down, stating the PM had lost the support of the coalition and the country’s trust. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Russia and Ukraine exchange restrictions on road hauliers
On Russian and Ukrainian roads, several hundred lorries are not allowed to drive further as both countries have exchanged announcements on economic blockades after the Ukrainian government stated on February 15 that Russian lorries would no longer be allowed to transit through Ukraine. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Kazocins: Crimea’s annexation helped revive NATO from a state of stagnation
The conflict in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea helped revive NATO from a state of stagnation, believes former Chief of Latvian Constitution Protection Bureau Janis Kazocins. …read more Source: Baltic News...
IMF considers quitting Ukraine bail-out due to «slow progress» in fighting corruption
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has warned Kyiv the fund could stop its bail-out programme over “slow progress» in state reforms and fighting corruption. …read more Source: Baltic News...
