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News Latvia » Security: Ukraine, Latvia sign long-term security agreement

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-latvia-sign-long-term-103027954.html
Published on: Wednesday 10 April 2024

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Latvian counterpart, Edgars Rinkevics, signed a 10-year bilateral security ...

News Latvia » Security: Latvia parliament approves new gov’t after drone dispute toppled coalition

News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/28/latvia-parliament-approves-new-govt-after-drone-dispute-toppled-coalition
Published on: Thursday 28 May 2026

Latvia’s parliament has approved a new coalition government that will lead the European Union and NATO member country in the coming months after its predecessor collapsed following an argument over ...

News Latvia » Security: Ex-defence minister admits Latvia faces security 'questions' but no silver bullet to stop drones

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ex-defence-minister-admits-latvia-faces-security-questions-but-no-silver-bullet-to-stop-drones/ar-AA23czOo
Published on: Thursday 14 May 2026

Latvia faces political turmoil after its prime minister resigned and the defence minister stood down, raising concerns about the country’s readiness to counter potential Russian aggression on Europe’s ...

News Latvia » Security: Latvia security service initiates criminal proceedings against European lawmaker over suspected collusion with Russian intelligence services

News channel or source: https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/03/latvia-security-service-initiates-criminal-proceedings-against-european-lawmaker-over-suspected-collusion-with-russian-intelligence-services/
Published on: Sunday 17 March 2024

Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) was reported on Saturday to have initiated criminal proceedings against Tatjana Ždanoka, a European Parliament lawmaker (MEP) and Latvian citizen, on suspicion of ...

News Latvia » Security: Latvia sends mobile intercept units to Russian border in wake of drone incursions

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/latvia-sends-mobile-intercept-units-to-russian-border-in-wake-of-drone-incursions/ar-AA24aCcm
Published on: Tuesday 26 May 2026

"The force teams we plan to deploy to the border in the coming days will be equipped with local interceptor drones," a Latvian military official said.

News Latvia » Security: Latvia's Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis Highlights Strategic Cooperation in Security, Technology and Energy at Latvia-Poland Business Forum

News channel or source: https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/latvias-minister-economics-viktors-valainis-122800381.html
Published on: Tuesday 28 April 2026

RIGA, Latvia, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, 23 April, the Latvia–Poland Business Forum, organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), took place in Warsaw. The ...

News Latvia » Security: Poland, Latvia plan new security agreement

News channel or source: https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3637207,poland-latvia-plan-new-security-agreement
Published on: Wednesday 21 January 2026

Poland and Latvia have begun work on a new security agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation along NATO’s eastern flank, the two countries' defence ministers said on Wednesday. Poland's Defence ...

News Latvia » Security: Latvia's New Prime Minister Says Trade Relations With Russia Must Be Severed

News channel or source: https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/6/3/686380/
Published on: Thursday 05 March 2026

Latvia needs to sever trade relations with Russia as an aggressor state, the country's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has declared. "This is an unnecessary dependency that only makes the situation ...

News Latvia » Security: Latvia's security service says 2 people set fire to a train and rail equipment for Russia

News channel or source: https://www.kare11.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/latvias-security-service-says-2-people-set-fire-to-a-train-and-rail-equipment-for-russia/616-a738abf6-d871-43d4-a037-7f0eaf6da49d
Published on: Thursday 12 March 2026

A train and some railway infrastructure were set on fire in August in Latvia by two people acting in Russia's interests, Latvia's State Security Service said Wednesday, the latest in a series of ...

News Latvia » Security: Latvia: Is Russia Still A Security Threat?

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/1097869.html
Published on: Wednesday 31 October 2001

NATO's further enlargement is expected to proceed at next year's alliance summit in Prague. Among those nations seeking entry are the three Baltic countries, which generally view NATO membership as a ...

News Latvia » Security: Latvia’s security service says 2 people set fire to a train and rail equipment for Russia

News channel or source: https://wtop.com/national/2026/03/latvias-security-service-says-2-people-set-fire-to-a-train-and-rail-equipment-for-russia/
Published on: Wednesday 11 March 2026

A train and some railway infrastructure were set on fire in August in Latvia by two people acting in Russia’s interests, Latvia’s State Security Service said Wednesday, the latest in a series of ...