In Latvia, all Russians aged 17 to 74 must pass a Latvian language proficiency test. Otherwise, they may be deported from the country. The atmosphere in the Latvian language classes is tense. Russians complain about learning a new language and tell stories...
Latvia demands, as a sign of solidarity with Estonia and Lithuania, that the Russian ambassador leave the country before February 24, reports Ukrayinska Pravda. “The Russian Ambassador must leave Latvia by February 24, 2023. Also, the Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Russia leaves Russia before 24…
Latvian politicians are discussing a ban on the adoption of children abroad, that is, in the United States. Now it is the only country that accepts Latvian orphans. Children are asked not to forbid them to go abroad, politicians respond with calls for patriotism and doubts about the reliability of American adoptive parents. ...
The Baltic countries are helping the Pentagon invent biological weapons for the third world war - they are assigned the role of guinea pigs. Mosaic outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in Eastern Europe are gradually adding up to the overall picture of a training ground where the Pentagon is working out the strategy and tactics of the third...
Latvian and American law enforcement agencies were studying a project in which current US President Donald Trump and Russian composer Igor Krutoy planned to build a hotel and entertainment complex in Riga. “They wanted to build a “Baltic Las Vegas,” says the British newspaper The Guardian (translation...
On January 1, an American soldier, 1st class sergeant, born in Riga, 34-year-old Mikhail Golin, was killed while patrolling in Afghanistan. According to Voice of America, the sergeant was killed in the province of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan. His patrol came under fire. Four soldiers were injured ...
Latvia will build a fence on the border with Russia, from whose territory illegal immigrants regularly enter the country, Latvian Interior Minister Richard Kozlovskis told BNS in an interview. As part of the project, fences with a total length of about 90 km will be erected. “This was not necessary for...
Two unmanned reconnaissance aerial vehicles of the MQ-1 Predator model were transferred to Latvia from the United States. This was announced by Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis. Along with the aircraft, 70 maintenance personnel arrived, Davis added. “This temporary deployment of aircraft and personnel will allow...
Latvia has begun official negotiations with the United States on the deployment of heavy military equipment at the Adazi base in the republic, the press service of the country's Ministry of Defense reports. “Negotiations have begun,” the department said. Details have not been disclosed, it is also unknown what military equipment, and in what quantity, maybe...
On Saturday, June 20, a modest and quiet gay pride parade took place in the Latvian capital Riga. Mostly young people took part in it, but there were also older representatives. Unlike gay pride parades in other large European cities, such an event in Riga ...