Search

5 results for “Latvia”

• International · 2026-10-03

  Latvia votes in parliamentary election amid Russian hybrid warfare concerns

  Latvia held elections on Saturday for all 100 seats of its parliament, the Saeima, as security threats from Russia intensified. Exit polls showed the centrist United List, led by incumbent Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, leading the vote, followed by the right-wing Latvia First and left-wing Progressives. The election took place against a backdrop of increased Russian drone incursions and hybrid warfare incidents linked to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

• International · 2026-09-22

  EU Ambassadors Move to Delist Russian Oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman, but Latvia Blocks Agreement

  European Union ambassadors provisionally agreed to remove Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from sanctions while extending restrictions on approximately 3,000 other Russian-linked individuals and entities for three years. However, Latvia's prime minister subsequently blocked the deal, following Ukraine's criticism of the proposed delisting.

• International · 2026-09-27

  Latvia blocks EU plan to delist Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman

  EU ambassadors provisionally agreed to remove Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the bloc's sanctions list as part of a three-year renewal of broader sanctions against Russian entities, but Latvia's prime minister blocked the agreement after Ukraine called the delisting unacceptable. France had pushed for Usmanov's removal, reportedly under pressure from Azerbaijan regarding detained French citizens.

• International · 2026-10-04

  Latvia Holds Parliamentary Elections Amid Russian Hybrid Threats and Airspace Incursions

  Latvian voters elected all 100 members of the Saeima on Saturday against a backdrop of heightened security concerns related to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The country has faced repeated airspace incursions and hybrid warfare tactics attributed to Russia. Preliminary results showed that the centrist United List party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, won the most seats, with coalition negotiations expected to follow.

• International · 2026-09-23

  Poland scrambles jets as Russian helicopter briefly breaches airspace

  Poland's military reported that a Russian Mi-8 helicopter violated Polish airspace near Braniewo for 42 seconds on 23 September, triggering the scrambling of fighter jets and placing air-defence units on alert. Polish officials characterised the incursion as a deliberate test of NATO's defensive readiness rather than an accidental breach.