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News Latvia » Politics: Overview: Latvia’s Recent Confidence Vote

News channel or source: https://earthtimes.org/overview-latvias-recent-confidence-vote/

Published on: Monday 18 May 2020

Welcome to the political theater of the Baltics, where coalition governments dance on a razor’s edge. Imagine a 100-member parliament where the prime minister’s power resembles a suggestion box more ...

News Latvia » Politics: “Empire Strikes Back!” Oligarchs and Values Fatigue in Latvia’s Rejection of the Istanbul Convention

News channel or source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/17/empire-strikes-back-oligarchs-and-values-fatigue-in-latvias-rejection-of-the-istanbul-convention/

Published on: Sunday 16 November 2025

Europe’s political classes were backfooted by Latvia’s Parliament (Saeima) vote to pull out of the Istanbul Convention (IC), the treaty protecting women from violence. They then reset and punted on ...

News Latvia » Politics: Latvia intelligence warns Russia increasingly views Latvia like pre-war Ukraine

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/latvia-intelligence-warns-russia-increasingly-views-latvia-like-pre-war-ukraine/ar-AA1V0hPI

Published on: Sunday 25 January 2026

Latvia's Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) has published an unclassified section of its 2025 annual report and has warned that Russia may try to influence Latvia's elections this year. Source: SAB, ...

News Latvia » Politics: Latvia set to allocate €15m for Drone Capability Coalition in 2026

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/latvia-set-to-allocate-15m-for-drone-capability-coalition-in-2026/ar-AA1RgdXh

Published on: Wednesday 26 November 2025

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has revealed the number of drones supplied by Latvia this year under the Drone Capability Coalition, while his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braže announced that ...

News Latvia » Politics: Top Canadian commander in Latvia temporarily removed following compensation probe

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/top-canadian-commander-in-latvia-temporarily-removed-following-compensation-probe/ar-AA20mtGC

Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

Canada's military operations commander has temporarily removed the officer in charge of the country's biggest overseas deployment. The decision by Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin comes after Col. James Smith ...

News Latvia » Politics: Latvian Foreign Minister Says Kremlin Lacks Political Will For Peace In Ukraine, Urges Sustained Pressure On Russia

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/latvia-foreign-minister-kremlin-lacks-political-will-peace-ukraine/33689902.html

Published on: Saturday 28 February 2026

WASHINGTON -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has not demonstrated a genuine desire to end the war in Ukraine, Latvia’s top diplomat said, arguing that only sustained military and economic pressure ...