Section: Latvia
War in Ukraine: Fighting rages after unfruitful talks
In Ukraine’s east, on Sunday, February 1, fighting raged following peace talks in Minsk that ended without a result. …read more Source: Baltic News...
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:...
Bilateral cooperation plan 2015 of Lithuania and Ukraine endorsed in Kiev
On 28 January, Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of National Defence Marijus Velicka and Lieutenant General Leonid Holopatiuk, deputy defence minister of Ukraine, signed the Bilateral Cooperation Plan 2015 of Lithuania and Ukraine during Velicka’s visit in Kiev, Lithuania’s ministry reported LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The...
EU foreign ministers to blame Russia for Mariupol attacks and hatred-inciting media campaign
Foreign ministers of European Union member states plan to blacklist more persons and entities engaged in Russia’s war against Ukraine and to react to Russia’s desinformation campaign – read the draft conclusions of Thursday’s emergency meeting as seen by EU Observer news site. The conclusions must be adopted unanimously....
Latvian and Finnish presidents support strengthening sanctions against Russia
Due to a deterioration of the situation in Ukraine, both Latvian President Andris Berzins and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto expressed support today towards strengthening sanctions against Russia, reports LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuania at UN Security Council: the onus is on Russia to put an end to aggression in Ukraine
On 26 January, at Lithuania’s request, the United Nations Security Council discussed the deadly shelling of Mariupol on January 23, when 30 people were killed and 90 wounded, reported BC Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. …read more Source: The Baltic...
EU leaders threaten new Russia sanctions over Ukraine
European Union leaders have tasked their foreign ministers to consider tough new sanctions against Russia when they meet Thursday in response to a bloody upsurge in fighting blamed on Moscow, reports LETA/AFP. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Whole territory of Ukraine put on high alert; Russian unit blamed for attack on Mariupol
Ukrainian government on Monday, January 26, reacting on increased fighting in the country’s east, imposed a state of emergency on partly-separatist-controlled Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts. A regime of increased emergency preparedness was introduced throughout the territory of Ukraine. …read more Source: Baltic News...
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 and German MFA discussed the situation in Ukraine
In Berlin on 26 January 2015, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics met with Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and talked about the tense security situation in the region, and the attack by pro-Russia separatists on the civilian residents of the city of Mariupol in Ukraine, reports BC the press service of...
