Section: Latvia
One year passes since Crimea’s annexation by Russia; Latvia continues its non-recognition policy
One year ago – March 16th, 2014 – Crimea held a referendum regarding the addition of the peninsula to the Russian Federation. On March 18th, the decision was passed down by the Russian Federation to annex Crimea. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Thousands of disabled persons abandoned in war-torn east Ukraine
Latvian disability rights activist Gunta Anča delivered bloodcurdling news about the situation for the infirm and paralyzed persons of war-torn eastern Ukraine, as she told LTV news program Panorāma Sunday that thousands of these people were abandoned and left to fend for themselves without water, food, or heat amidst the chaos of the ongoing...
Lithuania’s deputy MFA visited Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas on his visit to Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk on 9-11 March 2015 discussed Ukraine’s security situation, the reform agenda and NATO-Ukraine cooperation, reported LETA/ELTA Lithuania’s MFA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
IMF: Ukraine to receive USD 10 billion in 2015 as part of new loan programme
As part of the newly approved Ukraine’s loan programme, the war-torn country will in 2015 receive USD 10 billion, the International Monetary Fund announced on Wednesday, March 11. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Kasyanov: atmosphere of evil and intolerance is being cultivated in Russia
One of the most notable representatives of the Russian opposition, former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov believes the world can expect more deaths if the west does not demonstrate a strict position against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime in Ukraine, as reported by lsm.lv. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Latvian government allocates EUR 124,948 to send experts to Ukraine
In order to send 13 Latvians to work in Ukraine and make a voluntary contribution for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, the government of Latvia decided yesterday to allocate EUR 124,948 to the Defense Ministry, writes LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Hammond: Russia fundamentally undermines the security of sovereign nations in Eastern Europe
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine undermines the security of other Eastern European countries and is the greatest threat to Britain’s security, said British Secretary of Foreign Affairs Philip Hammond on Tuesday, March 10th. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Ukraine: Separatists pull back weapons; Putin admits plan to annex Crimea
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday, March 9, announced that pro-Kremlin separatists in the country’s east have pulled back considerable amount of heavy weapons thus in meeting one of the crucial conditions of the latest ceasefire deal. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Opinion: if Ukraine does not stop Russia, Latvia will be the next to be bombarded
Russia has announced that from now on 40% of its national state budget will be spent on military needs, special services and police. Ukrainian analysts have interpreted it as a declaration of war on Europe. …read more Source: Baltic News...
EU parliamentarians in Riga confirm their unwavering support to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity
During the Conference for Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defense Policy in Riga on March 6th, EU parliamentarians once again confirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, informs LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
