Latvia News News Latvia » Security: Latvia tightens security at hydropower plant and gas storage site
Western intelligence agencies believe Russia is planning provocations and attacks on infrastructure across the region, the leaders of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland recently warned, Reuters reported.
News Latvia » Security: Ukraine, Latvia sign long-term security agreement
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Latvian counterpart, Edgars Rinkevics, signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement, Zelensky announced on April 11 while visiting Lithuania for an ...
News Latvia » Security: Information from NATO member states shows Russia attempted sabotage, Latvia's president says
Information from NATO member nations, including Lithuania and Latvia, shows that Russia has made various attempts to conduct sabotage, Latvian president Edgars Rinkevics ...
News Latvia » Security: Latvia boosts security at dam, gas storage facility due to Russian threat, PM says
By Andrius Sytas RIGA, July 16 (Reuters) - Latvia has increased security around a hydroelectric dam upstream from its capital Riga and at a huge underground gas storage facility due to intelligence ...
News Latvia » Security: Latvia security service initiates criminal proceedings against European lawmaker over suspected collusion with Russian intelligence services
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's Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis Highlights Strategic Cooperation in Security, Technology and Energy at Latvia-Poland Business Forum
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
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: Ghana, Latvia align on security and trade in high-level foreign ministers’ talks
Ghana and Latvia have agreed to deepen cooperation in economic development, security, and multilateral diplomacy, following high-level talks between Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel ...
News Latvia » Security: Ex-defence minister admits Latvia faces security 'questions' but no silver bullet to stop drones
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Latvia’s former defence minister Andris Sprūds told Euronews there is no “silver bullet” for stopping rogue drones, insisting he ...
News Latvia » Security: Latvia strengthens diplomatic outreach ahead of UN Security Council term
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 19. On November 19, 2025, Latvian Ambassador Kārlis Eihenbaums organized a diplomatic gathering in Beijing, which brought together ambassadors accredited in China from ...
News Latvia » Security: Latvia Expels Another Russian Journalist, Citing Threat To National Security
A Russian journalist says authorities in Latvia have given her 24 hours to leave the country, accusing her of being a threat to national security. "Today, a resolution was issued. Local border guard ...