President Edgars Rinkevics and Prime Minister Evika Silina met to assess the situation at Latvia's eastern border. The meeting comes in light of Finland's decision to close its border with Russia.

Latvia, a member of NATO and the European Union, has pushed for a strong global response to Russia's war in Ukraine. The country's 180-mile border with Russia has become tense as a result.

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Latvia will impose new restrictions at its border checkpoints with Russia and Belarus, allowing only motor vehicles to cross, the government announced Tuesday, citing an alleged surge in refugees.

A security officers walk by a sign reading "Stop - state border" in three languages on the Latvia-Belarus border. Latvia plans to extend its enhanced security measures along the border to Belarus ...

The Ministry of Defense of Latvia has deployed mobile combat groups of the Air Force equipped with anti-aircraft missiles on the border. This decision was taken after the incident with the fall of a ...

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Latvia has now built 80% of a fence on its border with Russia – 222 of the 283 km that make up the total length of the border. Source: Renārs Griškevičs, chairman of the board of the state ...

European sanctions on Russia over Ukraine have caused major traffic backups along the Latvian border. And truckers can feel the mounting tension... TEREHOVA, Latvia — The road carrying a mile ...

2022 - Russia invades Ukraine. Latvia declares state of emergency along its border with Belarus over sharp climb in illegal border-crossing attempts.

Latvia has now built 80% of a fence on its border with Russia – 222 of the 283 km that make up the total length of the border. Source: Renārs Griškevičs, chairman of the board of the state-owned ...