In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze has warned that Russia's war effort in Ukraine ...

Countries have increased defense spending and new defense systems will be needed. "We may need to expand the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), which in a way complements NATO but can also serve as a ...

Latvia has delivered a batch of Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of a new military ...

On 1 July 2025, the Latvian government approved the transfer of 42 Patria 6x6 armoured personnel carriers and other military ...

July 1, 2025, marks two years since the first conscripts began their 11-month service under Latvia’s renewed conscription system, known as the National ...

As tensions simmer near the Russian border, this video explores whether the European Union could effectively defend the ...

Latvian authorities detained and questioned the leader of a political party catering to the country’s Russian-speaking minority for allegedly inciting hatred in parliament earlier this month.

The Latvian parliament voted Thursday to bar Russian and Belarusian citizens from buying real estate in the country. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, Latvia — along with ...

In this context, the Latvian government enforced travel bans on Russian nationals and introduced a compulsory Latvian language test for foreign-born permanent residents.

The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) — which offers graduate degrees in teaching — is currently leading an ...

Russian nationals currently residing in Latvia with valid long-stay visas or residence permits will not be immediately affected. They may continue to live in, enter, and leave Latvia using their ...

Edina's Anna Bennett will study Russian this summer in Latvia on a National Security Language Initiative for Youth ...