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Latvia will begin the process of confiscating cars with Russian registration and transferring them to Ukraine. These legislative changes were approved in the first reading by the Latvian Saeima. This is stated in the report of the Latvian parliament. “Amendments to the Traffic Law provide for the confiscation of vehicles registered in Russia if they […]
Ukraine has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Ministry of Transport of Latvia to work together on the launch of 5G. This was announced by Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. “We agreed to work together to implement 5G in Ukraine, support mobile operators and restore broadband,” the head of the department wrote. Latvia […]
The Vientuli and Pededze checkpoints were closed due to restrictions imposed by Russia on Ukrainian citizens. On Monday, October 16, Latvia closed two checkpoints on the border with Russia – Vientuli and Pededze. This was reported by the Delfi portal with reference to the LETA agency. It is noted that the situation at the Vientuli […]
Latvian police threaten to impose fines on drivers whose cars have “potentially provocative inscriptions in Russian”. This was reported by the Latvian police on X (formerly Twitter). As noted in the department, we are talking about inscriptions on cars such as “I am Russian” or “I am Russian”. According to the security forces, these inscriptions […]
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs said that notices asking people to leave Latvia would be sent out as early as next week. Most of them are people who did not even show up for the exam. Latvia is going to expel several thousand citizens of the Russian Federation who failed the Latvian language […]
In September, the Latvian authorities will notify about six thousand Russians staying on its territory that they need to leave the country. Those who have not fulfilled the conditions for obtaining permanent EU resident status will receive orders from the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA). This was announced by the chairman of the […]
Latvia, which has already provided Ukraine with military aid worth more than 1% of its GDP, is preparing to transfer all of its helicopters to Ukraine. This was stated by Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karinš at an international conference on the restoration of Ukraine in London. “Against the backdrop of Russia’s troop buildup near the […]
Latvia continues to help Ukraine by announcing a new package of military aid for the Armed Forces. What is known This is stated on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Latvia. The new package will include ammunition, machine guns, drones, and helicopters. What information is currently not available. In addition, Ukraine will receive […]
The Russian embassy in Latvia claims that Russian citizens can cross the border only after signing a statement in which they disagree with the Kremlin’s aggressive policy. The Embassy of Russia in Latvia announced the innovations adopted by the Latvian Border Service in relation to Russian citizens. Russians can cross the border only after signing […]
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to significantly restrict the movement of Russian citizens with Schengen visas across their land borders. This was stated by the head of the Foreign Ministry of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevičs. However, countries have made exceptions for humanitarian reasons, as well as for truck drivers and people entering for family or […]