RIGA: Latvian President Andris Berzins said on Friday he will not seek a second term, weeks ahead of a ballot to be held amid security concerns in the Baltic state over Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
The region has been on edge since Moscow annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine last year and offered alleged military support for pro-Russian separatists battling Kiev government forces in eastern Ukraine.
The 70-year-old …read more
Source: The Gulf Today