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.

Quitting the treaty would give Finland more options in adjusting to "changes in the security environment," one leader said.

The State Border Guard of Latvia intends to ask the government to close partially the only operating border crossing point on the border with Belarus. It's about the checkpoint ‘Paternieki,’ which is ...

The Interior Ministry emphasized the need to reinforce border surveillance systems and enhance control measures at these crossing points ... that could threaten Latvia's internal security.

The temporary suspension of the Pāternieki border crossing into Belarus (Hryhoroščyna on the Belarusian side) has proven effective as a preventive measure, said Guntis Pujāts, head of the Latvian ...

LATVIA'S president has warned European countries ... have escaped war zones and fled into Estonia through this border crossing. Narva has welcomed Ukrainian refugees during Putin's war, the ...