Latvia regained its independence in 1991 following nearly 50 years of Soviet rule. The new president will be Latvia’s 11th head of state, counting from the country’s first independence ...

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RIGA, Latvia—Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Veshnyakov created a new wave of concern in Latvia with recent remarks saying it may soon become easier for ethnic Russians in Latvia to obtain Russian ...

The Russian-speaking widow was born in Latvia 63 years ago, when it was still a part of the Soviet Union, got married there and raised a family. She has never lived anywhere else. So it came as a ...

As Latvia goes to polls, ethnic Russian population fears losing identity By Andrius Sytas September 29, 202210:04 PM PDTUpdated September 29, 2022 ...

They must leave Latvia by November 30, it said. An amendment passed by parliament in 2022 tightened residency rules for Russian citizens in response to Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

The governing coalition in the Baltic EU and NATO member state Latvia has lost its parliamentary majority. It follows the resignation on Wednesday of a member of a regional party from the ...

Latvia began seizing cars from heavily drunk drivers this year, and as hundreds of vehicles began overfilling impound lots, decided to send them to Ukrainian military and hospitals.

Latvia’s Evika Silina secured a parliamentary majority to become the Baltic nation’s new prime minister as she promised to bolster defense spending in the face of Russian military aggression.

RIGA, Latvia—Four months ahead of its planned euro-zone entry, Latvian lawmakers are debating whether to roll up a special welcome laid out three years ago for deep-pocketed investors from ...

Latvia and Estonia have considerably larger proportions of Russians and Russian speakers than does Ukraine, and the three Baltic states’ induction into NATO 11 years ago has drawn increasingly ...