Section: Latvia
Illegally acquired money from Ukraine adds Latvia’s state budget
In the investigation regarding the possible laundering of money embezzled from Ukraine’s state budget using Latvian commercial banks has yet to yield any suspects. As a result of multiple court hearings, nearly EUR 50 million has been declared illegal funds and has been added to Latvia’s state budget, as reported by De Facto programme...
Ukrainian government needs a nudge in tackling Crimean crisis – The Baltic Times
Ukraine’s future is largely dependent on the resolution of Crimean crisis. If our country starts the legal de-occupation of the peninsula,…… …read more Source: The Baltic...
Protesters in Kyiv quit blockade of TV channel deemed as being pro-Kremlin
Protesters in Ukrainian capital Kyiv have on September 6 quit a siege on Inter TV channel that has also suffered an attempt of arson for allegedly pursuing a pro-Kremlin agenda. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Estonian family coming from Crimea turned back on Ukrainian border
Ukrainian border guards have turned back at a checkpoint a family of four from Estonia who had arrived in Crimea from Russia and wanted to move on to Ukraine, the sobytiya.info news portal cites LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuania sends ammunition to Ukraine, disagrees with calls to lift sanctions
Lithuania has announced that it has supplied combat ammunition to Ukraine and its top diplomat has dismissed calls to lift EU sanctions imposed on Russian officials and companies. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Lithuania supplies ammunition to Ukraine – military – The Baltic Times
VILNIUS – Lithuania disclosed today that it supplied military aid to Ukrainian troops which are fighting pro-Russian separatists in the eastern …… …read more Source: The Baltic...
After increase in violence in Ukraine, truce starts and ends
Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters reported that a truce had been holding on September 1 but attacks have later resumed. …read more Source: Baltic News...
OSCE members lack common goals: Rinkēvičs
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs on Thursday took part in an informal meeting of foreign ministers from the participating States of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Potsdam. In his statement to the meeting, the Latvian Foreign Minister emphasized that the primary criterion for the effectiveness of the...
Two experts added to Ukraine assistance mission
On 30 August, the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decision to increase Latvia’s contribution to the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) by approving the secondment of two more civilian experts to the mission, the Foreign Ministry confirmed. …read more Source:...
Roma families to be moved from Ukrainian village for protection from enraged villagers
Authorities in Ukraine have made the decision to move Roma families away from a village close to the Romanian border following attacks on their homes by Ukrainian villagers. …read more Source: Baltic News...
