Latvia, a NATO member sharing a land border with Russia, will host the largest NATO force on the Eastern flank with 1,887 troops. Lithuania will have 1,632 and Estonia 1,430.

Latvians in Riga celebrate Lāčplēsis Day, or Freedom Fighters’ Remembrance Day, on Nov. 11, 2023, to mark the Latvian army’s victory over a joint Russian-Germany army during the Latvian War ...

Anti-war Russian theatre in Latvia fights language ban. Story by AFP • 1mo. I n Riga Russian Theatre's rehearsal room, actors gather for a table-read of the season's big premiere, ...

SCHMITZ: Latvian authorities are cracking down on public support of Russia, and that's why Jurijs says nobody here wants to openly talk about the war. JURIJS: (Through interpreter) They can put ...

As Russia's war in Ukraine rages on, former Soviet republics like Latvia plan to destroy Soviet-era monuments. Some believe they should remain as tributes to the fight against Nazis in World War II.

Thus if there were a part of Latvia that would support Putin’s war in Ukraine, one might think it would be Daugavpils, a city of 83,000 located on the banks of the Daugava River just 75 miles ...

As Latvian and Ukrainian authorities accuse the station of supporting Russia’s war effort, TV Rain is now engulfed in the biggest crisis of its turbulent 12-year history.

Fifteen months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war there has worsened tensions in Latvia between the ethnic Latvian majority and the Russian-speaking minority.

Latvia's defense minister says there's room for an even bigger NATO presence in his country. The remarks come as Russia resupplies and rebuilds its military bases in the Baltic region and NATO ...

In response to the war in Ukraine, Latvia has targeted residents with Russian passports as part of efforts to combat Moscow’s influence. Daugavpils, Latvia. More than 80 percent of the ...

But Latvia’s struggle has inspired a solidly realistic entry in the war film canon, one that fittingly honors Aleksandrs Grins’ testimony of living through one era of humanity at its worst.

1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. service members and other attendees explore the new exhibit titled “Message Follows” following its opening at the Latvian War Museum in Riga, Latvia ...