Section: Latvia
Rõivas at the meeting with Yatsenyuk: Estonia supports the efforts of Ukraine to achieve peace
Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas and Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk discussed the performance of the II Minsk agreement, as well as possible further steps of the Government of Ukraine in order to achieve peace and stabilise the country at their Sunday meeting in Kiev, reports LETA, referring to the government communication unit....
European leaders participated in the events of the EuroMaidan Revolution anniversary in Kiev
Laimdota Straujuma, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, participated in the events of the EuroMaidan Revolution anniversary together with the Presidents of Lithuania, Germany, Georgia and Poland and Heads of Government of Estonia and Slovakia; they took part in a procession in honour of the EuroMaidan and commemorated the dead victims by...
Kharkiv terror attack condemned
Latvia on Sunday said it “strongly condemned” a terror attack on a peace march in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that was itself marking a year since the bloody events of the Maidan uprising in Kyiv. …read more Source:...
Lithuanian, Ukrainian industrialists set up Ukraine’s business representation in EU
On 20 February 2015, the Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists (LPK) together with the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (USPP) signed an agreement, establishing a permanent representation of Ukrainian business in Brussels, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
UK warns about the threat Russia poses to Baltic States
Russia’s employed tactic to destabilize the situation in Ukraine could be used in Baltic States as well, says British Minister of Defence Michael Fallon. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Lithuania at UN Council: Minsk accords must be respected by all parties, including Russia
The Package of measures for implementation of the Minsk accords, inter alia, provides for ceasefire and withdrawal of weapons from the eastern regions of Ukraine. The Security Council reaffirmed its full respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as called on all parties to fully implement the package...
Ukraine appeals to UN and EU to send peacekeeping mission to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, February 18, voiced an appeal to the UN and the European Union to set up a peacekeeping mission in the country to enforce a ceasefire. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Canada imposes new sanctions in face of «Putin regime’s military aggression»
Canada has imposed new sanctions against Russia and its collaborators after pro-Kremlin separatists continued attacks in eastern Ukraine after the Minsk February 12 ceasefire came into force. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Latvia condemns ‘blatant violation’ of Minsk deal
Latvia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday delivered a crystal-clear verdict on the Minsk peace agreement signed in the Belarusian capital last week after talks between Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, France and Germany. …read more Source:...
Stoltenberg in Riga: Russia engaged in ‘steady buildup’ of tanks in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the Alliance stood “shoulder to shoulder” with Latvia during a visit to Riga on Wednesday, while warning that Russia was continuing to reinforce its presence in Eastern Ukraine with heavy armor. …read more Source:...
