Section: Foreign media focused on Latvia
Pabriks: USA and Europe will have to be creative in increase of pressure on Russia
Recent events in Eastern Ukraine have put an end to the possibility of discussions in regard to reduction or cancellation of sanctions imposed against Russia, believes MEP Artis Pabriks. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Latvian embassy in Ukraine has no information on allegedly killed militant from Latvia
According to press-secretary of Latvian Interior Ministry Karlis Eihenbaums, Latvian embassy in Ukraine has no information about the allegedly killed militant from Latvia. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Ilves: EU must reaffirm its unity in efforts to contain aggressor in Ukraine
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has on Sunday, January 25, condemned a rocket attack on Ukrainian city of Mariupol carried out by pro-Kremlin separatists, in which at least 30 people were killed. Ilves has urged the European Union to react with a joint position and further sanctions. …read more Source: Baltic News...
The first militant with ties to Latvia may have been killed in Ukraine
According to information posted on a website dedicated to the conflict in Ukraine, the first Latvian citizen who decided to join the ranks of Ukrainian separatists may have been killed. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Demonstration in support of arrested Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko to be held in Riga
Latvian Ukrainians Congress invites Latvian residents to support Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who is currently kept under arrest in Russia. A special demonstration will be held on Monday, January 26th, the day of the opening of the European Council’s parliamentary assembly. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Ukraine: Russian forces on offensive in Luhansk oblast
The Ukrainian army has announced Russia’s forces are attacking Ukrainian positions, while fighting in eastern Ukraine spreads to the direction of the Russian border. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Rinkevics: future of EU-Russian relations will depend on Minsk agreement
The possibility of EU-Russian relations returning back to normal depends on Russia and its actions in Ukraine, said Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics during the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. In the event of failure to comply with Minsk agreement, there will be no reason to speak of removal of sanctions against...
UN alarmed over «severe escalation» of fighting in Ukraine
The Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, stated on Sunday, January 18, he was alarmed over the severe escalation of fighting at the Donetsk airport between Ukrainian forces and the pro-Kremlin rebels. …read more Source: Baltic News...
No evidence of Russian special services abusing protesters during Maidan, Council of Europe finds
Ukraine’s law enforcement bodies cannot prove the involvement of foreign intelligence services in crimes against EuroMaidan protesters in early 2014 – reads a report on the hundreds of reported cases of violence and killing against activists in Ukraine published by the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and...
Yanukovych on Interpol’s wanted list
Interpol has put ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on its list of internationally wanted persons. …read more Source: Baltic News...
