Section: Latvia
Latvia marks anniversary of Malaysian Airlines atrocity over Ukraine
A year to the day since a Malaysian airliner was shot down over Ukraine, Latvia signalled Friday it would not forget the atrocity. …read more Source:...
Latvia marks anniversary of Malaysian air atrocity over Ukraine
A year to the day since a Malaysian airliner was shot down over Ukraine, Latvia signalled Friday it would not forget the atrocity. …read more Source:...
Putin: It is premature to organise UN tribunal on MH17 disaster
Commenting on calls to organise a UN tribunal for trying persons responsible for downing Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated a UN tribunal on the event would be premature. …read more Source: Baltic News...
The Freeport of Riga was visited by Ukraine Chernihiv Oblast Governor
On July 7th 2015, Ukraine Chernihiv Oblast Governor Mykola Zverev visited the Freeport of Riga, reported BC port’s press service. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Latvian charity campaign “Kara berni” for Ukraine raises EUR 73,000 in donations
In Latvia, since the launch of the charity campaign “Kara berni” (Children of War) on May 13, 2015, the campaign has raised a total of EUR 73,000 in donations, reports LETA, according to the project’s organizers. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Op-ed: Ukraine’s road to reform
Here is a little-known fact. In 1990, as the Soviet Union was collapsing, Poland’s GDP was just 20% larger than Ukraine’s. Both countries were relatively similar in size and population. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Rinkevics denies EU is secretly preparing new package of sanctions against Russia
In an interview on this morning’s edition of the “Latvijas Neatkariga televizija” (LNT) news program “900 Seconds”, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (Unity) said that the European Union is not secretly preparing another package of sanctions against Russia if the situation in Ukraine deteriorates, reports LETA....
Latvian MFA and new Ukrainian ambassador underline importance of Ukraine-EU relationship
During a meeting with the new Ukrainian Ambassador to Latvia Yevgen Perebyinis yesterday, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (Unity) underlined the importance of maintaining the current dynamic in the relations between the European Union and Ukraine. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Latvia denies alleged plans of EU to adopt new sanctions against Russia
The European Union is not engaged in any development of new secret sanctions against Russia in the event of escalation of the situation in Ukraine, says Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Poroshenko: Unprecedented number of Russian troops along border with Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine on Sunday, July 12, stated that along the country’s border Russia has deployed an unprecedented number of troops. …read more Source: Baltic News...
