02.06.2022, Brussels.
A memorial to the Latvian Waffen SS legion (organization banned in Russia) was dismantled in Belgium according to a decision of the Zedelgem municipality, Latvijas avīze reported on June 2.
06.01.2022, Moscow.
Latvia will send weapons and equipment as “humanitarian aid” to Ukraine, Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks said during a meeting with the Ukrainian ambassador Aleksandr Mischenko in Riga on January 5, REGNUM news agency reported citing Latvian Defense Ministry’s press service.
23.12.2021, Moscow.
Latvia is ready to supply weapons to Ukraine if the situation with Russia worsens, the Baltic republic’s Defense Minister Artis Pabriks said, LETA reported on December 22.
25.05.2021, Riga.
The member of the Latvian parliament (Saeima) from the ruling alliance Development/For! Aigars Bikše proposed to detain the Belarusian team at the World Hockey Championship, held in Riga, and exchange the team for all political prisoners in Belarus on May 25 on his Facebook page.
28.09.2020, Moscow.
The Latvian authorities with their ban on the use of the St. George’s ribbon are trying to forget the disgraceful part of their history, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev wrote on September 28 on his Facebook page.
23.09.2020, Moscow.
The incident with “poisoning” of opposition activist Alexei Navalny is a planned “symphony”, Associate Professor of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Sergey Karnaukhov stated on September 23 on the air of the Vesti FM radio station.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, photo by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation, licensed under CC BY 4.0
16.06.2020, Moscow.
The European Union must express its assessment of the discriminatory amendments to the Latvian electronic media law regarding language quotas in broadcasting, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said on June 16 at an online conference with journalists.
14.06.2020, Riga.
In its anti-Russian policy, the Ukrainian elite takes the example of the Baltic States, said a member of the European Parliament from the Republic of Latvia, co-chairwoman of the Russian Union of Latvia (RUL) party Tatiana Zhdanok in an interview with a Rossa Primavera News Agency correspondent on July 14.
11.06.2020, Moscow.
Speaking at a briefing with journalists on June 11, the Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova condemned the Latvian senators’ attempt to ban the St. George Ribbon.
09.06.2020, Riga.
Latvia became independent thanks to members of the Latvian resistance movement , Latvian President Egils Levits said on his Twitter account on June 8.
Latvian SS volunteers
Flag of Latvia. Photo by txd, CC 2.0
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The Latvian SS Volunteer Legion on parade celebrating the 25th anniversary of National Latvia Day. 1943
