Section: LSM.LV (Latvia)
Government covers 28,200 euro treatment costs for Ukrainian patients
To pay for the medical expenses incurred by 11 patients from Ukraine, undergoing treatment in Latvia from last November until late April this year, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to grant EUR 28,200 from the fund for unforeseen circumstances. …read more Source:...
Deputy speaker of the Rada: Ukraine has to become a success story
The best way to regain Ukraine’s control over its eastern provinces is to develop the territory, society and economy of Ukraine and turn the country into a success story. That is the opinion of Oksana Syroyid, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, voiced in an interview to Latvian Radio. …read more Source:...
Russian Prosecutor General to review recognition of Baltic independence
Russian news agency Interfax reports that the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office will investigate whether the recognition of the Baltic states’ independence was legitimate. Previously the Prosecutor General had concluded that transferring Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 was illegal. …read more Source:...
Company offering tours in Crimea searched by Security Police
The Latvian Security Police has searched the offices of a company that had offered services related to tourism in Crimea and Sevastopol. …read more Source:...
Russia-West tensions ‘worst since Cuba crisis’ says Rinkēvičs
Russia’s nuclear “saber-rattling” and refusal to abide by the terms of a ceasefire in Ukraine have dragged East-West relations to their lowest level since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs told Reuters while visiting Sidney in Australia on Thursday, the BNS newswire reported Thursday....
Latvia asks for release of Russia’s hostages
The Latvian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called on Russia to immediately release Nadiya Savchenko and other Ukrainian citizens whom it is illegally holding. …read more Source:...
Summit made matters worse for Ukraine, Georgia – MEP
The Eastern Partnership Summit held in Riga at the end of May made the situations in Ukraine and Georgia worse, European Parliament deputy (MEP) Roberts Zīle told the media in Strasbourg Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Russia’s blacklist is nothing new says Foreign Minister
Russia’s blacklist of the EU politicians, including five Latvian representatives, who are barred from entering Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, is nothing new, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on the public Latvian Radio. …read more Source:...
Russia’s blacklist with five Latvian politicians is nothing new – formin
Russia’s blacklist of the EU politicians, including five Latvian representatives, who are barred from entering Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, is nothing new, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on the public Latvian Radio. …read more Source:...
Russia’s blacklist with 5 Latvian politicians is nothing new – formin
Russia’s blacklist of the EU politicians, including five Latvian representatives, who are barred from entering Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, is nothing new, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on the public Latvian Radio. …read more Source:...
