6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (341+ words) Russia’s federal budget spending on the war in Ukraine reached a historic high between January and June 2026. The aggressor state spent 10.687 trillion rubles (106.28 billion euros) on military needs and weapons production, Dialog.ua reports. The figures were published by Janis…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (296+ words) The Ministry of Transport has no information about Latvian ports refusing to accept domestic grain, the ministry told BNN. The government also decided that ports and state-owned Latvijas dzelzceļš must ensure priority access for the transportation of products from Latvian…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (165+ words) The pro-Russian terrorist group Global Citizens Against War 1984 (GCAW1984), which has previously claimed responsibility for acts of sabotage in Europe, has sent threatening letters to Latvia, Poland and Portugal, demanding that companies producing and supplying weapons to Ukraine cease their operations....

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (432+ words) The first bridge connecting Russia and North Korea has opened across the Tumen River, allowing for easier movement of goods and passengers between the two countries, but Ukraine has warned that it is being built as a corridor for military…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (349+ words) The peace talks in Kyiv were full of symbolism, as US President Donald Trump’s envoys set foot on Ukrainian soil for the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, writes the BBC. The two sides spent several hours…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (619+ words) Riga City Court on Wednesday released from custody Viktor Gushchin, a long-time activist involved in Russia’s “compatriot policy”, who is accused of violating European Union (EU) sanctions by providing publications to a Russian propaganda outlet. The court changed the security…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (132+ words) On Tuesday, the government authorised the Ministry of the Interior to expropriate around ten small plots of land for the development of infrastructure along the Latvia–Belarus border. All of the properties are located in Krāslava and Augšdaugava municipalities. None…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (118+ words) Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed 12 people, including one foreign national, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. “A total of 12 people were killed, including an Indian citizen, while dozens of others were injured in the attack. My deepest condolences…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (420+ words) The storm of the 22nd of August raises the question of whether Latvia is prepared for crises of this kind — and even more severe ones. Former Commander of the Latvian National Armed Forces Juris Maklakovs gives a stark assessment: “We are…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (520+ words) Sārts stressed that talks at this level take place frequently, particularly in Moscow, which, as is well known, has previously been visited by US President’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The fact that the CIA Director visited Moscow…...