On Tuesday 19 September, Arvydas Anušauskas, Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence, took part in a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group and met his newly appointed Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umierov for the first time.
Source: Lithua…
The Latvian State Border Guard will ask the government to close the Silene border crossing with Belarus after a record number of people tried to illegally cross last week, the Latvian Radio reported[1] on Sept. 11.Head of the Border Guard Guntis…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on legal issues and human rights has expressed concern about the legitimacy of amendments to the Russian constitution allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.
Sour…
The justice ministers of the Council of Europe member and observer states have adopted the so-called Riga principles, outlining how Russia should be hold accountable for the losses and damages it has caused in Ukraine, the Council announced[1] o…
The Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe member and observer states have adopted a declaration setting out a number of principles (the Riga Principles) to achieve comprehensive accountability for the Russian Federation ‘s aggression against Uk…
Latvian capital Riga will host 101 children from the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv visiting the country for recreational purposes.
Source: European Pravda and Delfi with reference to the LETA agency
The Riga Council explained that the local government wi…
The Latvian State Security Service (VDD) has detained a taxi driver suspected of spying for Russia.
Source: LETA news agency with reference to the Latvian State Security Service; Delfi; European Pravda
Details: The VDD accused the suspect of systematic…
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics announced[1] on Aug. 17 that he had called a National Security Council meeting to discuss the situation at the border with Russia and Belarus.In particular, the Council is to address issues such as the Wagner G…
Latvia’s Justice Minister Inese Lībiņa-Egnere and Estonia’s Justice Minister Kalle Laanet have agreed to cooperate on confiscating property in Ukraine’s favour.
Source: Delfi, a Latvian news website
Details: Lībiņa-Egnere and Laanet met in Riga on Thur…
Lithuania plans to close two border checkpoints with Belarus due to the presence of Wagner Group mercenaries on Belarusian territory, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported[1] on Aug. 4, citing Deputy Interior Minister Arnoldas Abramavicius.”A deci…