Section: LSM.LV (Latvia)
Small demo for freeing Ukrainian pilot held at Russian Embassy
About two dozen people gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Riga on Monday to picket in support of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, currently on trial in Russia for allegedly killing two journalists, BNS reported on Monday. …read more Source:...
Soldier wounded in Ukraine glad about treatment in Latvia
The fund for supporting the victims of the Ukraine conflict is still taking donations for treatment of war veterans in Latvia, but the influx of donations has fallen recently as the events in Ukraine have been eclipsed by the refugee crisis. However, Ukrainian soldiers are still undergoing treatment in Latvia, reported Latvian Radio on Monday....
One journalist, three pen names banned from Ukraine
The latest list of persons barred from entry in Ukraine, released on Wednesday by the administration of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, includes a former Latvian MP now working as a reporter, along with three other journalists – or rather their pen names – from Latvia’s Vesti Segodnya Russian-language daily. …read...
Foreign trade figures on the right track
New figures suggest a concerted effort to find foreign markets might be paying off with exports up 5% from June to July despite the ongoing EU sanctions war with Russia. …read more Source:...
Basketball to bring Latvia and Lithuania closer
The Latvian capital Riga is hosting the Group D Phase of Eurobasket 2015 on September 5-10 in which national teams from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Ukraine will be competing for the right to advance to the Final Phase of the European Basketball Championship which will take place in Lille, France. …read more...
Rinkevics compares Baltic and Crimean occupations
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said Tuesday that events in Ukraine were a “litmus test” of relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation, suggesting that the current worsening situation on the ground could lead to harsher sanctions. …read more Source:...
Latvia sends agriculture official to Ukraine instead of anti-corruption officer
Latvia is to send an official from the Agriculture Ministry to Ukraine to aid that country’s hefty reform process rather than the anti-corruption officer previously flagged for the mission, the BNS newswire reported Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Latvia worried about eastern Ukraine ‘tension’
Latvia expressed official concern Tuesday about the deteriorating security situation in eastern Ukraine where Russia-backed rebels and regular Russian units have been on the offensive. …read more Source:...
Russian Crimea passports no good, warns ministry
If a Russian citizen produced a passport featuring the Republic of Crimea/Russia as his birthplace to receive a Latvian visa he would be asked to get a new passport with a correctly indicated birthplace, Diana Eglite, a representative of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, told the BNS newswire Thursday. …read more Source:...
Latvia helps Ukraine with reforms and humanitarian relief
A year and a half after Euromaidan, Eastern Ukraine is still a war-torn region, while reforms in governmance are still wanting. Latvian Radio visited Ukraine and inquired how Latvia helps and can help the country on the path to European integration and better governance. …read more Source:...
