Section: LSM.LV (Latvia)
Arms not the answer to Ukraine conflict: Steinmeier
German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier said in Riga Thursday that supplying weapons to government forces in Ukraine would not help bring peace to the war-torn east of the country. …read more Source:...
Russian Foreign Ministry complains about checks on aid
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned checks by the Latvian security services on Latvian citizens engaged in a collection of claimed ‘humanitarian’ aid in Latvia for people in war-torn eastern Ukraine – the region in which the Russian government says it is not involved. …read more Source:...
Rinkēvičs continues US tour with Biden talks
On 29 January, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs, together with Foreign Ministers from several other European Union (EU) and the Eastern Partnership countries, met Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, to discuss the security environment in Europe, and eastern Ukraine in particular. …read more Source:...
Cameraman detained for littering at demo
A citizens’ protest on behalf of a Russian-held Ukrainian pilot at the Russian Embassy dispersed peacefully Monday afternoon, but not before State Police (VP) officers arrested a cameraman filming the event for the commercial television channel TV3. The arrest prompted outrage over possibly inappropriate actions taken by the law enforcement...
Possible Latvian among fallen terrorists in Ukraine
According to information from internet sites dedicated to reporting on the conflict in Ukraine, a man killed fighting for the self-declared Lugansk People’s Republic may be of Latvian origin, reported LETA Friday. …read more Source:...
Rinkēvičs: Minsk Agreement ‘not dead yet’
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs said Friday he had not given up on hopes the Minsk Agreement signed by Ukraine and Russia could still be implemented to bring peace, but warned the European Union could toughen its stance on sanctions if progress is not made soon. …read more Source:...
Rinkēvičs: It all depends on Minsk Agreement
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs on Monday gave a clear signal that improved relations between Russia and the European Union cannot happen without observance of the Minsk peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
No breakthrough evident after mission to Moscow
Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs was back in Riga Tuesday after a weekend of whistlestop diplomacy in Kyiv and Moscow designed to test the chances for a lasting peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source:...
Rinkēvičs departs on mission to Moscow
Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs was in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv Saturday holding talks with senior officials as part of a challenging double-headed visit east which will also take him to Moscow. …read more Source:...
Security Police look into Latvians fighting on Ukraine’s side too
The Security Police (DP) are paying attention not only to Latvians possibly fighting on the side of eastern Ukrainian separatists, but also looking into those who might be doing so on Ukraine’s side, national information agency LETA learned from the service Monday. …read more Source:...
