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CONFLICT10h agoWho is behind ‘Black Rus,’ the mysterious group claiming responsibility for an armed incursion into Latvia from Belarus?Meduza [en]
CONFLICT6d agoLatvian court sentences woman to six years in prison over €43 transfer investigators say was intended for drone-jamming equipment for Russian troopsMeduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 6Latvian officials say armed masked men threatened troops while trying to push 20 migrants across from Belarus, then crossed into Latvia themselves and stole surveillance camerasMeduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 24Father of Latvia’s Sovereign Power party leader supplied ‘dragon’s teeth’ anti-tank barriers to Russian border region and occupied Donbas, The Insider reportsThe father of Julija Stepanenko, leader of the Latvian party Sovereign Power, owns a company that has supplied anti-tank obstacles, among other things, to Russia’s Belgorod region and the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Ukraine welcomes Latvia’s steps to restrict transit of Russian grain — MFAUkraine welcomes Latvia’s preparations for measures to restrict the transit of Russian grain and strengthen controls to prevent stolen Ukrainian grain from being transported through its ports.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 5Latvian citizens training with drones amid tensions with RussiaLatvian citizens are reportedly undergoing drone training in response to ongoing tensions with Russia, signaling preparedness for potential conflict.chroniclejournal.com · United States
CONFLICTAug 14NATO aircraft shoot down drone over Latvia, which blames 'Russian electromagnetic warfare'NATO fighters shot down a foreign drone over Latvia as Finland briefly restricted airspace and sea areas amid heightened Baltic security concerns.CNBC
CONFLICTJul 23Putin stepping up hybrid war on Latvia because he’s ‘losing in Ukraine’, PM Kulbergs saysEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGJul 1Russia closes railway border crossings with Finland, Estonia and LatviaIn an unexpected move, Russia announced several railway border crossings with Finland, Estonia and Latvia to be “temporarily” shut down. Could this indicate an upcoming mobilisation in Russia as Moscow lacks troops for its ongoing all-out war against Ukraine?EuroNews [en]