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The Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, which included deportations to Siberian Gulags (June deportation), created a large degradation of Latvian-Russian relations. Nazi Germany then occupied Latvia in 1941 German occupation of Latvia during World War II, until the USSR returned in 1944 to resume occupation, resulting in further deportations.
See Latvia–Russia relations. Until 1917, Latvia had been part of the Russian empire. Following the Latvian declaration of independence, war broke out between Latvia and the Russian SFSR. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were first established in 1920, following the conclusion of a Soviet-Latvian peace treaty on August 11, 1920. [48]
The party originated as the electoral alliance For Human Rights in a United Latvia (ForHRUL) (Latvian: Par cilvēka tiesībām vienotā Latvijā, PCTVL; Russian: За права человека в единой Латвии, ЗаПЧЕЛ) that was established in May 1998 by three political parties: the National Harmony Party, Equal Rights and the Socialist Party of Latvia, all of which were ...
Latvia said it would close one of its border crossings with Russia next week, after accusing Moscow of trying to create chaos there by funnelling Ukrainian passport holders through the small rural ...
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 Monday.
Signing of the Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance Treaty by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Vyacheslav Molotov.Standing behind him are (from left to right): the Plenipotentiary of the USSR in Latvia Ivan Zotov, Secretary of the VKP(b) Joseph Stalin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Vilhelms Munters, Ambassador of Latvia in the USSR Fricis Kociņš and first Deputy of Foreign ...
Russia has fined Google an eye-popping 20 undecillion rubles ($2.5 decillion) for removing Russian state-run and government YouTube channels in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Pages in category "Latvia–Russia relations" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...