Section: Latvia
Poroshenko points to «real war» with Russia
President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine has noted that Ukraine is currently in a “real war» with Russia and his country should prepare for Russia’s offensive. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Pentus-Rosimannus: Estonia supports Ukraine’s visa-free regime with EU
After meeting with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin in Brussels, Estonian Foreign Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus stressed that Estonia supports the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union, foreign ministry press department reports BC. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Ukraine to prosecute captured Russian soldiers
Ukraine has announced it has opened a criminal investigation against two soldiers from Russia, who have over the weekend been captured in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Baltic News...
EBRD to invest more in Central Europe, former USSR and Baltics
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) promised on May 15th 2015 more funds for ex-Soviet countries, the Baltics, Central Europe, and Greece, but ruled out new investments in Russia due to Western economic sanctions over Ukraine, reports LETA/AFP. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Geopolitical tensions overshadow concerns of financial institutions about low interest rate risk in Lithuania
Financial institutions operating in Lithuania consider the risk arising from the prolonged period of low interest rates as increasingly significant, although, with the persisting geopolitical tensions, the risk related to a likely exacerbation of Russia’s and Ukraine’s conflict and related consequences has been assessed as the major...
Researcher: EU is far less dependent on Russia than Russia is on the EU
According to Andis Kudors, Director of Eastern Policy Research Centre, it is clear that Russia does not intend to change its position and withdraw its forces from Ukraine. With that, the European Union will have to work on this matter in the future as well, as reported by lsm.lv. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Official: Latvia should be ready to take in Ukraine refugees
Latvia must be ready for the arrival of large numbers of refugees from Ukraine, Edmunds Akitis, a representative of the Latvian Center for Crisis Control, said on public radio Friday. …read more Source:...
NATO to act against Kremlin’s hybrid warfare; Baltic states to ask for NATO battalions
The alliance has to adapt to the combination of conventional warfare, subversion and cyber-warfare used by Russia in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced on May 14 at a meeting of NATO member state defence ministers. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Rinkevics: the Riga Summit will support Ukraine’s reform efforts
On 13 May 2015, the first day of the Meeting of the NATO Foreign Ministers in Antalya, the Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics took part in a discussion on the progress achieved in Afghanistan and NATO’s cooperation with Ukraine, as well as challenges to security in the Alliance’s eastern and southern neighbourhood and...
Rinkevics: Riga’s summit will support Ukraine’s reform endeavours
“Latvia does not recognize the illegitimate annexation of Crimea. Ukraine should be allowed to freely determine the orientation of its foreign policy. Riga’s summit will express clear support to Ukraine’s reform endeavours,» – said Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics during a meeting of NATO-Ukraine Commission. …read...
