Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Latvia on Jan. 31 for a two-day visit to meet top Latvian officials and participate in a Riga conference on the abduction and displacement of Ukrainian children by Russia.Latvia has been one of Ukraine’s s…
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania agreed to build a Baltic defense line in the coming years to strengthen the eastern border with Belarus and Russia, the Estonian Defense Ministry said on Jan. 19.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked concerns that the …
Following a meeting in Riga, Latvia, on 18-19 January, the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian defence ministers have agreed to create a joint defence zone on the eastern border where their countries border Russia and Belarus.
Source: European Pravda, wit…
Latvia is building a coalition of about 20 countries who will work together to bolster Ukraine’s arsenal of drones, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 16. Defense Minister Rustem Umverov said on Jan. 5 that Riga would helm a drone coalition in support of Ukrai…
The speaker of the Latvian parliament, Daiga Mieriņa, made her first visit to Ukraine on Jan. 16, the Ukrainian parliament’s press service announced on Facebook.“This visit will even strengthen the friendly alliance between our countries and parliament…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that NATO countries should take a step towards bringing Ukraine’s membership of the Alliance closer at the summit in Washington in July 2024.
Source: European Pravda, citing Zelenskyy in an interview wi…
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Riga, Ukrainian and Latvian government officials signed an agreement on technical and financial cooperation and a memorandum on cooperation in the defence and security field.
Source: Office of t…
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics announced on Jan. 11 a new military aid package for Ukraine, including howitzers, drones, munitions, and more. He said this during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.Ukraine’s …
Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of Latvia, has announced that funds raised from the so-called Moscow House in Riga and other Russian assets will be used as aid for Ukraine.
Source: Rinkēvičs during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Ri…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reproached Ukraine’s Western partners, saying that if they supplied Ukraine with more powerful air defence systems, people would not be killed in large-scale Russian attacks using ballistic missiles.
Source: Zelenskyy …