Christodoulides: Cyprus on the ‘right side of history’ over Ukraine
Cyprus is on “the right side of history” when it comes to Ukraine and firmly supports sanctions on Russia, while in the Middle East it is working to be “part ...
EU borders may be closed if Wagner group incidents happen, Poland says
Poland, Lithuania and Latvia could jointly decide to shut their borders with close Russian ally Belarus if there are serious incidents involving the Wagner group along their frontiers with the ...
Latvia’s drunk drivers helping Ukraine’s war efforts
Latvia began seizing cars from heavily drunk drivers this year, and as hundreds of vehicles began overfilling impound lots, decided to send them to the Ukrainian military and hospitals.
Seven ...
Latvia goes to polls amid growing rift between Latvian majority and Russian minority
Latvians will vote in parliamentary elections on Saturday, with polls predicting that Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’s centre-right New Unity party will win the most votes, enabling him to continue ...
Baltic nations say they will refuse refuge to Russians fleeing mobilisation
European Union members Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which border Russia, will not offer refuge to any Russians fleeing Moscow’s mobilisation of troops, their ministers said on Wednesday.
One-way flights ...
Latvia bans unvaccinated lawmakers from voting, docks pay
Latvia’s parliament voted on Friday to ban lawmakers who refuse COVID-19 vaccine from voting on legislature and participating in discussions.
Latvia, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates ...
Nicosia relies on EU members to put pressure on Ankara, FM says in Latvia
Nicosia relies on the international community and especially on its EU partners to make Ankara realise it needs to put the interests of all Cypriots above what it narrow-mindedly perceives ...