Section: The Baltic Course (Latvia)
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...
Contradictory US Pipeline Diplomacy
There is a striking paradox in Washington’s policy on European natural gas markets. US diplomats are undertaking tireless efforts to prevent Russia constructing new export pipelines, arguing these massive projects will deprive Ukraine of billions of dollars in annual revenue from transit fees, which could wreck the struggling...
Russian FSB has prevented terrorist attacks in the Crimea
The Russian Embassy in Latvia issued a statement the Russian Foreign Ministry on the disruption of terrorist acts in the Republic of Crimea. The text of the statement is below. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Ukraine International Airlines to launch Vilnius-Lviv flights
Ukraine International Airlines is set to launch flights between Vilnius and the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv in the fall, writes LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuanian court refuses to extradite Kazakh billionaire’s Mukhtar Ablyazov’s brother-in-law to Ukraine and Kazakhstan
On 29 July, 2016 Court of Appeal of Lithuania has announced its final and undeniable decision, by which the Court has refused to extradite Kazakh billionaire’s Mukhtar Ablyazov’s brother-in-law Syrym Shalabayev to Ukraine and Kazakhstan, BC informs Jurex representative. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Salad dressings help Spilva double H1 exports to Ukraine
Latvian food company Spilva which belongs to Norway’s Orkla doubled its exports to Ukraine in the first half of this year, exports to the United Kingdom increased 50% and exports to Ireland 17.3%, LETA was told at the company. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Estonian businessmen disagree with ex-PM about sanctions on Russia
Unlike Tiit Vahi, head of the Sillamae port and former prime minister, Estonian businessmen do not support lifting of economic sanctions and withdrawal of NATO troops from Estonia for the sake of improved business relations with Russia, the daily Postimees information cites LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
EU approves 6-month Russia sanctions rollover
EU ambassadors agreed to roll over damaging economic sanctions against Russia for another six months in the absence of any progress on resolving the Ukraine conflict, European sources said Tuesday, cites AFP/LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuania’s businesses in Palanga don’t expect tourist influx
Despite the opening of new air routes connecting Palanga with Minsk and Kiev, businesses in the Lithuanian seaside resort town do not expect an influx of tourists thus far, the Lietuvos Rytas daily reports on June 21st, cites LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
First five-star Pullman hotel in Baltics opened in Riga
Today, the grand-open of the five-star Pullman Old Town Riga hotel was opened in downtown Riga center, Dita Mirbaha, a representative of Ukrainian investor Wisher Enterprises, told LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
