Latvia–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between Latvia and Russia. Latvia has an embassy in Moscow, [1] and the Russia has an embassy in Riga. Both Russia and Latvia are members of UN and OSCE. They have recognized each other since 1991.

Mar 25, 2024 · Congress passed military and defense support for Latvia, along with their neighbors and fellow NATO allies Estonia and Lithuania. To discuss this concern, we're joined now by Latvia's minister of...

The Latvian Russian Union (LRU, Latvian: Latvijas Krievu savienība, Russian: Русский союз Латвии, romanized: Russkiy soyuz Latvii) (LKS) is a political party in Latvia supported mainly by ethnic Russians and other Russian-speaking minorities.

Jan 20, 2025 · NATO's newest member has sent hundreds of troops to Latvia as part of a mission aimed at bolstering the alliance's eastern flank bordering Russia. More than 500 troops from Sweden arrived in the ...

In Latvia, Russians have been the largest ethnic minority in the country for the last two centuries. The number of Russians in Latvia more than quadrupled during the Soviet occupation of Latvia when the size of the community grew from 8.8% of the total population in 1935 (206,499) to 34.0% in 1989 (905,515). [1] .

Jun 26, 2024 · Russia’s war against Ukraine has brought horrible suffering to people in Ukraine. Far less is known about its impact on Russian communities outside of Russia. Latvia’s large ethnic Russian population is increasingly isolated since February 2022 – with worrying consequences for societal cohesion.

Jul 16, 2024 · The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and Belarus that they will exit a 2001 agreement that has kept Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania connected to an electricity transmission system controlled by Moscow.

Sep 9, 2024 · A Russian military drone which crashed in Latvia on Saturday carried explosives that were likely to have been intended for Ukraine when it strayed into its air space, Latvian officials said on...

Mar 24, 2023 · Violation of human rights and proceedings against civil society are not the right response to the crisis, yet it has to be recognized that Latvia faces an unprecedented challenge: nine years after Russia started its hybrid attack against Ukraine by sending unmarked soldiers across its Eastern border, an unfriendly regime is using human ...

1 day ago · Latvia needs to be prepared for any threats, said Commander of Latvian National Guard Aivars Krjukovs in an interview to “Ir” magazine, answering the question how real the risk of Russian invasion really is for Baltic States in the coming years. “Tomorrow we will be better than we were yesterday. […] All the conditions to prepare us ...