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Russia responded by expelling a Latvian diplomat from Russia. [41] In late May 2018 a former employee of Latvian Railways was sentenced to 18 months in prison and 60 hours of community service for espionage. The man had filmed trains carrying NATO equipment and sent the videos to a contact in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. [42]
Employees of Russian TV channel Dozhd (TV Rain) – which currently operates out of Latvia – should return to Russia, and their residence permits should be revoked, Latvian Defense Minister ...
Until the aftermath of the First World War, both countries were part of the Russian Empire. Diplomatic relations between the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Republic of Latvia were established in 1918. Subsequently, Ukraine was subsumed into the Soviet Union by 1922, while Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Both countries re ...
Latvian language in the Russian Empire (1897) There have been several waves of migration of Latvians to Russia following the annexation of the Latvian lands by the Russian Empire in the 18th century. The Latvian Lutheran Christ the Saviour Church in St. Petersburg, 19th century. A Latvian Lutheran church existed in St. Petersburg since 1849. [2]
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.
The attack might have been a response to a treaty between Lithuania and Boris Yeltsin, newly elected President of Russian SFSR. [9] The treaty established formal diplomatic relations and addressed economic and cultural issues between Lithuania and Russia; [11] it was seen as an important step towards recognition of Lithuania's independence. [9]
HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia´s state security service has started criminal proceedings against an European Parliament lawmaker and a citizen of the Baltic country who is suspected of cooperating with ...